WorksheetsParallels and Meridians
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are parallels?
a)
Imaginary lines running from North to South
b)
A set of circles drawn on the surface of the globe which run from East to West
c)
Imaginary lines running from North to East
d)
Imaginary lines running from South to West
2.
The word Latitude originates from which Latin word and what it means?
a)
All of the above
b)
I don’t know
c)
Meridies:Meaning:Midday
d)
Latus,Meaning:Wide
3.
Which is the main Parallel?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Tropic Of Cancer
c)
Equator
d)
Tropic Of Capricorn
4.
What is a grid?
a)
A network of Parallels and Meridians running on the globe
b)
Imaginary lines running from North to South
c)
Imaginary lines running from East to West
d)
Either of the end points at the top or bottom of the Earth’s axis
5.
What are Meridians?
a)
I don’t know
b)
Imaginary lines running from East to West
c)
Imaginary lines running from North to South
d)
All of the above
6.
What is a pole?
a)
Either of the end points at the top or bottom of the Earth’s axis
b)
An imaginary line passing through Greenwich
c)
I don’t know
d)
All of the above
7.
Where is Prime Meridian located?
a)
New Delhi,India
b)
Vatican City
c)
Abu Dhabi,UAE
d)
Greenwich Royal Observatory
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