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WorksheetsEarth Science, Monday Bell Ringer, 11.6.17
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 14mins
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.
Each degree of latitude consists of _____.
a)
60 angles
b)
60 hours
c)
60 seconds
d)
60 minutes
3.
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
4.
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
5.
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
6.
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
7.
The Prime Meridian
a)
an imaginary line that makes a half circle from the North Pole to the South Pole
b)
is one half of the sphere that makes up Earth
c)
is an imaginary line that divides the North and South poles
8.
A globe is a
a)
sphere that represents Earth's entire surface
b)
flat model of all or part of Earth's surface
c)
list of symbols used on a map
9.
A map is a
a)
flat model of all or part of Earth's surface
b)
sphere that represents Earth's entire surface
c)
list of symbols used on a map
10.
A scale
a)
represents distance on a map to distance on Earth's surface
b)
is a list of symbols used on a map
c)
are pictures that stand for features on Earth's surface
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