Unit 0 Test REVIEW: Intro to Earth Science and Mapping

What is an example of a closed system?

• water bottle

• lake

• earth

• human

The distance, measured in degrees, north and south of the equator is referred to as...

• 
  longitude.

• latitude.

• the prime meridian.

• the poles.

How could two points 35 degrees north of the equator—one in North America and the other in China—be distinguished using map coordinates?

• by their elevation

• by their map projection

• by their longitude

• by their latitude

This variable MUST be measurable.

• 1. Independent Variable (IV)

• 1. Dependent Variable (DV)

• 1. Controlled Variable

• 1. All of these

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is the approximate location of letter D?

• 80°N, 0°

• 0°, 60°W

• 60°N, 40°W

• 60°S, 40°W

Experiment:

If I add more milk, the tea will get a lighter color.

The two variables:

1. Amount of milk

2. Color of the tea

Which one is the independent variable?

• 
  Amount of milk

• Color of the tea

• None of these

The explanations that we make based on our observations are called?

• inferences

• evidence

• conclusions

• none of these.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Assuming North is the uppermost part of this image, which side of this hill is more steep?

• The east side

• The north side

• The south side

• The west side

Differences in elevation are best shown using a...

• Mercator projection map.

• gnomonic projection map.

• Robinson projection map.

• topographic map.

On the global grid, the prime meridian is at...

• 0 degrees latitude.

• 90 degrees latitude.

• 0 degrees longitude.

• 90 degrees longitude.