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WorksheetsChapter Three - Models of the Earth
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are two ways scientists get data to make maps?
a)
field surveys and remote control
b)
word of mouth and legend
c)
field surveys and remote sensing
d)
books and the internet
2.
Soil maps are used to ________.
a)
show natural features and constructed features
b)
show direction of the flow of groundwater and identify locations for waste disposal sites
c)
record and predict weather events and plot precipitation
d)
identify ways to conserve soil and plan sites for future development
3.
A magnetic compass indicates direction because _____.
a)
Earth has magnetic properties
b)
geographic and geomagnetic directions are the same
c)
everyone agrees which direction is north
d)
a bar-shaped magnet is buried at Earth's center
4.
What types of information do geologic maps show?
a)
distribution of climatologic features
b)
distribution of geographic features
c)
distribution of geologic features
d)
distribution of topographic features
5.
Each degree of latitude consists of _____.
a)
60 angles
b)
60 hours
c)
60 seconds
d)
60 minutes
6.
What is a compass rose?
a)
a symbol indicating the 0o meridian
b)
a symbol that indicates the cardinal directions
c)
a symbol that shows the relationship of a map distance to real distance
d)
a symbolic decoration
7.
Any circle running east and west around the earth, parallel to the equator is a _____.
a)
north-south circle
b)
meridian
c)
parallel
d)
line of longitude
8.
A geologic unit is a(n) _____.
a)
amount of rock that fills a specific space
b)
area that covers a quadrant on a map
c)
volume of rock of the same type and age range
d)
single rock
9.
What is the only line of latitude that is a great circle?
a)
the prime meridian
b)
the equator
c)
60oN latitude
d)
the arctic circle
10.
On a map a contour line is _____.
a)
a line that connects points of equal elevation
b)
a line that surrounds a geographic point
c)
a line between two points on the equator
d)
a line that is the longest distance between two points
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