Review for Quarterly 2

The Layer of the Earth Between the Crust and the Core

• Mantle

• Atmosphere

• Core

• Geosphere

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The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Core

all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds.

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Core

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Which is the hottest layer of atmosphere?

• stratosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

• thermosphere

2) Which of the following is true of longitude? Check all that apply.

• The highest number is 90°, the North Pole.

• The lines are parallel.

• The lines touch at the north pole and the south pole.

• The highest number is 180°, the International Date Line.

3) The lines on which set of views best represent Earth's latitude system?

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6) What is the location of Lisianski Island?

• 26° N, 174° E

• 26° N, 174°W

• 26°S, 174°E

• 26°S, 174° W

7) New York State's highest peak, Mt. Marcy, is located at approximately

• 74°05' N, 44°05 'W

• 73° 55' N, 44°10' W

• 44°10' N, 74°05' W

• 44°05' N, 73°55' W

Another name for a line of longitude

• Parallel

• Rhombus

• Meridian

• Tropic

13) One degree of latitude is broken into

• 30 minutes

• 30 seconds

• 60 minutes

• 60 seconds