Finding Locations and Time Zones

Approximately how many degrees does the Earth rotate on its axis in one hour?

• 1 °

• 15 °

• 24 °

• 360 °

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When observed for one night in New York State, Polaris appears to

• rise in the east

• make a circular path

• move southward

• remain stationary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What motion of the Earth takes 365 days?

• Rotation
• Tilting 
• Revolution
• Spinning

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

As you go from the Equator and move north, latitude...

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• The map show the lines of longitude.
• The map shows the lines of latitude.

• The map shows lines of longitude.
• The map shows lines of latitude.

Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 

• A
• D
• E
• H

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the latitude of the Iceland Hot Spot?

• 18 W

• 18 E

• 64 N

• 64 S

What is the longitude of the Tasman Hot Spot?

• 35 N

• 35 S

• 160 E

• 160 W

Which two hotspots are almost at the same longitude?

• Hawaii and Yellowstone

• Canary and Iceland

• Tasman and St. Helena

• Bouvet and Galapagos