Earth and Space Final Exam

Most ozone is found in a region of Earth’s atmosphere between 10 and 20 miles above Earth’s surface. This temperature zone of the atmosphere is known as the

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

Why are P-waves received, but S-waves are not received by seismic stations located on the opposite side of Earth from an earthquake epicenter?

• S-waves travel slower than P-waves

• S-waves travel faster than P-waves

• Earth’s inner core absorbs S-waves

• Earth’s outer core absorbs S-waves

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0 degrees longitude starts at the imaginary line running through Greenwich, England. What is the name of this imaginary line?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

• North Pole

• Tropic of Cancer

What are the latitude and longitude lines?

• Imaginary lines that divide the Earth

• Visible lines that divide the Earth

• Long and short line that divide the Earth

• Real lines that mark territories

• None of the above

Who is closer to the Equator: Freddy, standing at 41 degrees North Latitude, or Suzanne, standing at 12 degrees North Latitude?

• Freddy

• Suzanne

• They are the same distance from the Equator

• Feddy and Suzanne are equally distant

• Cannot determine

Who is closer to the Prime Meridian: Mike, standing at 72 degrees, 30 minutes East longitude, or Shirley, standing at 72 degrees, 30 minutes West longitude?

• Mike

• Shirley

• They are the same distance

• Cannot be determined

• Both are equally distant

What is the main line of longitude called?

• Equator

• Northern Hemisphere

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• International Date Line

What is the angle between the Equator and the North Pole?

• 90 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 0 degrees

• 30 degrees

What is the imaginary line at 180 degrees longitude that separates one day from another called?

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

• North Pole

What does the equator, an imaginary line, divide the Earth into?

• Northern and Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern and Western Hemisphere

• Tropical and Polar Regions

• Arctic and Antarctic Circles

• Equatorial and Non-Equatorial Regions