Exploring Latitude and Longitude Coordinates

Exploring Latitude and Longitude Coordinates

Assessment

Interactive Video

Created by

Olivia Brooks

Science

6th - 10th Grade

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Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS2-6

Standards-aligned

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
The video tutorial explains the concepts of latitude and longitude, describing how latitude lines run horizontally and are called parallels, while longitude lines run vertically and are called meridians. The equator and prime meridian are key reference points, dividing the Earth into hemispheres. Latitude affects temperature zones, with the equator being hot and poles cold. Longitude influences time zones, with day and night determined by Earth's rotation. Together, latitude and longitude form a grid system that helps locate any point on Earth using coordinates.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are lines of latitude also known as?

Meridians

Grids

Parallels

Equators

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At what degree is the equator located?

90 degrees

45 degrees

0 degrees

180 degrees

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which hemisphere does the equator divide the Earth into?

Left and Right

Upper and Lower

Northern and Southern

Eastern and Western

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the temperature like at the equator?

Moderate

Very cold

Freezing

Very hot

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are lines of longitude also known as?

Grids

Parallels

Equators

Meridians

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At what degree is the prime meridian located?

0 degrees

45 degrees

180 degrees

90 degrees

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the prime meridian divide the Earth into?

Northern and Southern Hemisphere

Left and Right Hemisphere

Eastern and Western Hemisphere

Upper and Lower Hemisphere

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the opposite side of the prime meridian?

90 degrees

45 degrees

0 degrees

180 degrees

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do latitude and longitude together form?

A circle

A line

A triangle

A grid

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the coordinates of a point located at 40 degrees north and 30 degrees east?

40 degrees south and 30 degrees west

20 degrees south and 30 degrees west

40 degrees north and 30 degrees east

20 degrees north and 30 degrees east

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