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Review of Latitude and longitude

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the coordinates for star 10?

a)

120oN, 60oE

b)

120oS, 60oE

c)

60oS, 120oW

d)

60oS, 120oE

2.

What star is at 30oS, 60oW?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

9

d)

2

3.

What lines does this image show?

a)

Perpendiculars

b)

Lines of Longitude

c)

Lines of Latitude

d)

Meridians

4.
What is the approximate latitude and longitude of Elmira? Use your Earth Science reference table.
a)
42 N, 77 W
b)
77 W 42 N
c)
42 S 77 W
d)
42 W 77 N
5.

Looking at Polaris we find the altitude (degrees difference between horizon and Polaris) to be 49 degrees. What latitude are we at?

a)

49 S

b)

49 N

c)

41 N

d)

41 S

6.
How many longitude degrees is the size of a timezone? 
a)
20 degrees
b)
15 degrees
c)
100 degrees
d)
10 degrees
7.
How many time zones are there?
a)
18
b)
11
c)
20
d)
24
8.
The approximate latitude of Utica, NY is
a)
43o 05' N
b)
75o 15' E
c)
42o 55' N
d)
75o 15' W
9.
What is the approximate altitude of Polaris from the top of Slide Mountain, NY?
a)
41o
b)
42o
c)
43o
d)
44o
10.
Which two observers would be experiencing the same apparent local solar time?
a)
A and C
b)
D and E
c)
B and D
d)
A and D
11.
What is the latitude and longitude of position E?
a)
10o N, 90o W 
b)
10o S, 90o W
c)
10o S, 80o W
d)
10o N, 80o W
12.

Your local time is 4pm and it is 12 noon at Greenwich England. What is your longitude?

a)

15o E

b)

60o E

c)

15o W

d)

60o W

13.
40.5o of latitude can also be represented in degrees (o) and minutes ('). Which value correctly displays 40.5o in this manner?
a)
40o 00' N
b)
40o 15' N
c)
40o 30' N
d)
40o 45' N
14.

What is the latitude and

longitude of point L?

a)

5oE 30oN

b)

5oW 30oS

c)

5oN 30oE

d)

5oS 30oW

15.

The diagrams below represent four imaginary lines that could be used to locate positions on a planet. Which system is most similar to the latitude-longitude system used on Earth?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

Coordinates can be written like this:

a)

20 degrees S, 140 degrees W

b)

120 degrees E, 25 degrees S

c)

120 degrees E, 25 degrees S

d)

all of the above

17.

The diagram below represents the position of Earth in space on June 21. Points A, B, C and D are locations on the Earth’s surface. What is the latitude of point A?

a)

90oN

b)

23 1/2oN

c)

15oN

d)

0o

18.

When it is 1am in NY city, what time is it in Denver?

a)

2 pm

b)

2 am

c)

11 pm

d)

11 am

19.

The reason why the Earth has different time zones is because

a)

The Earth rotates at 15 degrees each hour

b)

The Greenwich observatory came up with the rules of time

c)

The Earth is revolving around the Sun

d)

The entire Earth cannot be in the same time at the same time

20.

The approximate longitude of the first O in the Oyashio C is

a)

43oN

b)

142oE

c)

138oE

d)

138oW

21.
What is the name of the line at about 23.5⁰ South?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cancer
22.
How long does it take the Earth to rotate once?
a)
365 days
b)
24 hours
c)
52 weeks
d)
60 minutes
23.
About how much of the Earth is covered in water?
a)
50%
b)
90%
c)
75%
d)
20%
24.

Rock that surrounds the Earth, mountains... Volcanoes... Crust - belongs to which sphere

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

25.
Layer of water resting on the Earth
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Biosphere
26.
The air that surrounds the Earth where all our weather occurs ... what sphere is this
a)
biosphere
b)
celestial sphere
c)
atmosphere
d)
lithosphere
27.
Carbon dioxide, oxygen and nitrogen are found in this sphere
a)
atmosphere
b)
celestial sphere
c)
biosphere
d)
hydrosphere
28.
Why are the spheres of the Earth layered on top of one another
a)
differences in gravity
b)
differences in color
c)
differences in volume
d)
differences in density
29.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
a)
troposphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
thermosphere
30.
Which layer does weather occur in?
a)
thermosphere
b)
troposphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
ionosphere
31.
As altitude increases, what happens to air pressure?
a)
increases
b)
remains constant
c)
decreases
d)
stays the same
32.
Air is composed of 21% of this element.
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Oxygen
d)
Water Vapor
33.
Which atmospheric layer is the closest to Earth's surface?
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Ionosphere
d)
Exosphere
34.
The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in _________.
a)
altitude
b)
density
c)
composition
d)
temperature
35.
What shape is the Earth
a)
A perfect circle
b)
A perfect Sphere
c)
Almost a perfect sphere (a little fatter around the middle)
d)
Flat
36.

A gravity meter is used to measure the amount of gravitational pull at the Earth's North Pole and at the Earth's Equator. How would these readings of gravitational pull compare? [Assume both readings are taken at sea level.]

a)

The reading would be lower at the North Pole than at the Equator.

b)

The reading would be higher at the North Pole than at the Equator.

c)

The readings would be the same at the North Pole and at the Equator.

37.

Polaris is found on the end of the...

a)

Big Dipper

b)

Little Dipper

c)

Galaxy

38.

Polaris is called the North Star because...

a)

It is a cold star.

b)

It is the brightest in the sky.

c)

It is located above the Earth's North Pole.

d)

It is only seen in the winter.

39.

The latitude of the observer can be determined by measuring the altitude of Polaris because Earth has a

a)

nearly spherical shape

b)

nearly circular orbit around the Sun

c)

variable length of day

d)

fairly constant period of revolution

40.

Which NYS city is located at 42o39'N 73o45'W?

a)

Buffalo

b)

Albany

c)

Ithaca

d)

Plattsburgh

41.

Which diagram best represents the location of Polaris for an observer located at the Equator?

a)
b)
c)
d)
42.

Base your answer on the map, which shows the latitude and longitude of five observers, A, B, C, D and E, on Earth. What is the altitude of Polaris (the North Star) above the northern horizon for observer A?

a)

0o

b)

10o

c)

80o

d)

90o

43.

All are pieces of evidence of Earth's rounds shape EXCEPT..

a)

Photos from space

b)

Shadow during a Lunar Eclipse

c)

Boats "sinking" on the horizon

d)

We have gravity

44.

How can we describe an oblate spheroid?

a)

Equatorial Diameter is shorter than the Polar Diameter

b)

Polar Diameter is shorter than the Equatorial Diameter

c)

Polar and Equatorial Diameter are equal

45.

If you travel north, your angle to Polaris will.....

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

remain the same

46.

An observer can not see Polaris in the night sky at any time during the year at which point?

a)

D

b)

H

c)

K

d)

E

47.

The latitude and longitude coordinates indicate that this map covers an area that is located

a)

south of the Equator and west of the Prime Meridian

b)

south of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian

c)

north of the Equator and west of the Prime Meridian

d)

north of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian

48.

On Earth, the solar system time difference between point A and point B would be

a)

1 hour

b)

5 hours

c)

12 hours

d)

24 hours

49.

What time is it in Greenwich, England (at 0° longitude), when it is noon in Massena, New York?

a)

7am

b)

noon

c)

5pm

d)

10pm

50.

Which celestial object is shown in the photograph near the center of the star trails?

a)

the Sun

b)

the Moon

c)

Sirius

d)

Polaris

51.

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

a)

20.5° N 70° E

b)

20.5° N 70° W

c)

20.5° S 70° E

d)

20.5° S 70° W

52.

In which two temperature zones of the atmosphere does the temperature increase with increasing altitude?

a)

troposphere and stratosphere

b)

troposphere and mesosphere

c)

stratosphere and thermosphere

d)

mesosphere and thermosphere

53.

Which graph best represents the relationship between air temperature and elevation in the troposphere?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

54.

The solid rock material that directly underlies the sediments on the ocean floor is part of the Earth's

a)

lithosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

outer core

55.

What is the altitude of Polaris (the North Star) above the northern horizon for observer A?

a)

0°

b)

10°

c)

80°

d)

90°

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