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ES - Quiz: Spheres & Latitude / Longitude Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Latitude and Longitude is measured in:
a)
Only degrees
b)
Degrees with a Direction
c)
Feet per degree
d)
Grams per centimeter
2.
Altitude is measured in:
a)
Only Degrees
b)
Degrees and a Direction
c)
Distance from the Sun
d)
Grams per centimeters cubed
3.
Latitude Lines are drawn:
a)
East to West
b)
North to South
4.
Longitude Lines are Drawn
a)
East to West
b)
North to South
5.
The maximum number of degrees Latitude you can get is:
a)
180
b)
0
c)
90
d)
45
6.
The maximum number of degrees longitude you can get is:
a)
90
b)
180
c)
0
d)
45
7.
The starting point for all lines of latitude is:
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
8.
The starting point for all lines of longitude is:
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
9.
The reason we know where one layer of the atmosphere starts and where it ends is:
a)
Altitude
b)
Temperature Change
c)
Latitude
d)
Ozone Layer
10.
How did Earth become slightly flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator?
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Volcanoes
d)
Planets
11.
The Earths Polar diameter is:
a)
Shorter than the equatorial diameter
b)
Longer than the equatorial diameter
c)
Equal to the equatorial diameter
12.
Which of the following is NOT evidence that the Earth is nearly a sphere?
a)
Ships sinking over horizon
b)
Pictures from Space
c)
Observations of the changing seasons
d)
Observations of eclipses
13.
The rock layer of the Earth is known as:
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Lithosphere
14.
The water layer of the Earth is known as:
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Lithosphere
15.
The gas layer of the Earth is known as:
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Crust
d)
Lithosphere
16.
The least dense layer of Earth is the
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Crust
d)
Lithosphere
17.
Most Weather on Earth occurs in the
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Lithosphere
18.
The ozone layer is located in the
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Lithosphere
19.
The percent by volume of oxygen in the crust is
a)
46.10
b)
33.0
c)
94.04
d)
28.20
20.
The percent by mass of silicon in the crust is
a)
46.10
b)
33.0
c)
94.04
d)
28.20
21.
Water is most dense as a:
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
22.
As altitude increases, air pressure
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Constant
23.
As altitude in the mesosphere increases, temperature
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays same
24.
An observer measures the altitude of Polaris to be 43 degrees, the person's latitude is:
a)
43 degrees 
b)
90 degrees 
c)
43 degrees North
d)
43 degrees South
25.
All stars move through the night sky in the Northern hemisphere except this star
a)
Aldebaran
b)
Jupiter
c)
Betelgeuse
d)
Polaris
26.
Which New York State location would observe Polaris highest in the sky?
a)
Plattsburgh
b)
Albany
c)
Riverhead
d)
Slide Mountain
27.
The Earths apparent shape is
a)
A perfect sphere
b)
A slightly oval sphere
c)
Oblate Spheroid
d)
Square
28.
The altitude of Polaris at the tropic of cancer would be how many degrees in the sky?
a)
0
b)
23.5
c)
42
d)
90
29.
Which NYS city is located at 42o39'N, 73o45'W?
a)
Ithaca
b)
Albany
c)
Slide Mt
d)
Buffalo
30.
What will happen to the altitude of Polaris as you walk from the North Pole to the equator?
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Remain the Same
31.
What hemispheres is New York located in?
a)
North and East
b)
North and West
c)
South and West
32.
The Tasman Hotspot is located most closest to this latitude/longitude:
a)
(158oE, 35oS)
b)
(35oN, 158oE)
c)
(35oS, 158oE)
d)
(35oE, 158oS)
33.
What is the altitude of Polaris in Watertown NY?
a)
44o
b)
44oN
c)
76o
d)
76oN
34.
Body of air surrounding our planet. 
a)
Hydrosphere 
b)
Biosphere 
c)
Atmosphere 
d)
Geosphere 
35.
Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the...
a)
Atmosphere to the geosphere 
b)
Geosphere to the hydrosphere 
c)
Hydrosphere to the atmosphere 
d)
Atmosphere to the hydrosphere 
36.

1) Which one measures degrees above or below the equator?

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

37.

2) Which of the following is true of longitude? Check all that apply.

a)

The highest number is 90°, the North Pole.

b)

The lines are parallel.

c)

The lines touch at the north pole and the south pole.

d)

The highest number is 180°, the International Date Line.

38.

3) The lines on which set of views best represent Earth's latitude system?

a)
b)
c)
d)
39.

4) What is the approximate latitude and longitude of the sunken ship?

a)

20.5° S , 70° W

b)

20.5° S. 70° E

c)

20.5° N, 70° W

d)

20.5° N, 70° E

40.

6) What is the location of Lisianski Island?

a)

26° N, 174° E

b)

26° N, 174°W

c)

26°S, 174°E

d)

26°S, 174° W

41.

7) New York State's highest peak, Mt. Marcy, is located at approximately

a)

74°05' N, 44°05 'W

b)

73° 55' N, 44°10' W

c)

44°10' N, 74°05' W

d)

44°05' N, 73°55' W

42.

8) Which diagram is most similar to the latitude-longitude system used on Earth?

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

9) What is the time in New York City when it is noon in Denver? (The shading represents time zones.)

a)

10 am

b)

noon

c)

2 pm

d)

3 pm

44.

10) Which point on the diagram correctly locates 15° S and 30° W?

a)

Z

b)

Y

c)

X

d)

W

45.

Another name for a line of longitude

a)

Parallel

b)

Rhombus

c)

Meridian

d)

Tropic

46.

12) The 0° reference line for longitude is called the

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Castle Prime

c)

Equator

d)

International Date Line

47.

13) One degree of latitude is broken into

a)

30 minutes

b)

30 seconds

c)

60 minutes

d)

60 seconds

48.

14) Which page of the ESRT would you look on to find New York State Cities?

a)

Page 3

b)

Page 8

c)

Page 11

d)

Page 16

49.

18) How can you tell if a map is in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

The numbers on the latitude lines increase as they go north.

b)

The numbers on the latitude lines decrease as they go south.

c)

The numbers on the longitude lines increase as they go north.

d)

The numbers on the longitude lines decrease as the go south.

50.

19) Which city does the Prime Meridian run though?

a)

Rochester, New York

b)

International Falls, France

c)

Greenwich, England

d)

Madrid, Spain

51.

20) What is the International Date Line?

a)

0° Latitude, where the date changes

b)

0° Longitude, where the date changes

c)

180° Latitude, where the date changes

d)

180° Longitude, where the date changes

52.
Which important line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cancer
53.
Is the Tropic of Cancer ABOVE the Equator or BELOW the Equator?
a)
Above
b)
Below
54.
What are the four MAIN directions on the Compass Rose?
a)
North, South, East, and West
b)
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
55.
Lines of Longitude measure how far from the _______ a place is located.
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Tropic of Cancer
56.
Lines of Latitude can be measured up to what degree?
a)
150 degrees
b)
180 degrees
c)
90 degrees
d)
100 degrees
57.
What shape is the planet Earth?
a)
Circle
b)
hemisphere
c)
sphere
d)
cone
58.
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Eastern and Southern
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Western and Eastern
d)
Northern and Western
59.
The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Northern and Southern
b)
Western and Eastern
c)
Northern and Eastern
d)
Southern and Western
60.
Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere? 
a)
Northern 
b)
Southern 
c)
Western 
d)
Eastern
61.
Asia and Australia are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
62.
A ship is at a location of 40° S 77° W. Which type of surface ocean current and tectonic plate boundary are located beneath this ship? 
a)
warm ocean current and a transform boundary 
b)
warm ocean current and a convergen tboundary 
c)
cool ocean current and a transform boundary 
d)
cool ocean current and a convergent boundary 
63.
Use the latitude/longitude map below to answer the next few questions.

What is the location of point B?
a)
60° W, 120° N
b)
60° N, 120°E
c)
60° N, 120° W
d)
60° S, 120° N
64.
Which statement best explains why stars viewed from the Northern Hemisphere appear to revolve around Polaris?
a)
Polaris rotates on its axis
b)
Earth rotates on its axis.
c)
 Polaris revolves around Earth.
d)
Earth revolves around Polaris.
65.
The hydrosphere covers approximately what percentage of Earth’s lithosphere?
a)
100%
b)
70%
c)
50% 
d)
25% 

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