Sphere and earth movement 2

All statement below are correct to describe the geographical grid, EXCEPT

• Meridian line located at Iceland

• Equator is the reference for parallels

• parallels = latitude

• longitude can be East or West

what is the most accurate word to describe the movement of earth in a solar system?

• round

• vortex

• curving

• zigzag

those are the effect of earth rotating on its axis, EXCEPT

• solar day

• measurement of time

• four seasons

• diurnal and nocturnal animal activities

what is the most accurate shape of earth?

• flat

• sphere

• geoid

• ellipsoidal

Malaysia located at the equator, which map projection were adapted to preserve the shape of Malaysia Peninsular on map?

• Polar projection

• Mercator

• Winkel Triple

• Sinusoidal

What does GMT -10 means?

• 10 hours ahead the GMT 0

• 10 minutes later than GMT 0

• 10 hours later than GMT +6

• 12 hours later than GMT +2

"The Earth takes 365.242 days to travel around the Sun" - which statement is the most accurate?

• one solar day is 24 hours

• a year consist of 365 days

• four seasons for all places

• 29 Feb is the add up of the 0.242 days for four years

Coriolis effect is affecting...

• ebb and flow of tides

• the spiral shape of typhoon

When is the lowest point for ocean tides?

• at night

• when the moon, earth and sun are in line

• when the moon and sun are in perpendicular

• spring tide

"air pasang malam, surut pukul lima, nyonya bangun pagi, siram pokok bunga"

from this song, what can we learned about ocean tides?

• average temperature rising has caused sea level rise

• ocean water level were rising at night

• moon gravitational force causing the tides

• nyonya watering the flower causing the rising in ocean level