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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Lines of Latitude can be measured up to what degree?
a)
150 degrees
b)
180 degrees
c)
90 degrees
d)
100 degrees
3.
Lines of Longitude run from the _____ to the ______.
a)
East, West
b)
North, South
c)
South, East
d)
North, West
4.
The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are what type of lines?
a)
Latitude lines
b)
International Date lines
c)
Longitude lines
d)
Meridian lines
5.
The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
6.
The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Antarctic Circle
7.
Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
8.
Lines of longitude are also called ____________.
a)
Hemispheres
b)
Meridians
c)
parallels
d)
International Date Lines
9.
Lines of latitude are also called __________.
a)
hemispheres
b)
Parallels
c)
Meridians
d)
Tropics
10.
Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in __________.
a)
inches
b)
miles
c)
degrees
d)
ounces
11.
The two imaginary lines of latitude that are farthest from the equator are called the __________ and the ____________.
a)
Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer
b)
Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle
c)
Prime meridian and International Date Line
d)
Equator and Prime Meridian
12.
What does GPS stand for?
a)
Global Positioning System
b)
Global Positioning Satellites
c)
Global Positioning Software
d)
Global Phone System
13.
Which form of communication does not require a satellite?
a)
Cell phone
b)
Google Earth
c)
FM station
d)
they all require a satellite
14.
How many times does one satellite orbit the Earth in a day?
a)
One time
b)
Three times
c)
Two times
d)
Four times
15.
How many GPS satellites orbit the moon
a)
Less than 24
b)
More than 24
c)
24
d)
None
16.
Your hand held GPS communicates with
a)
other GPS units
b)
other satellites
c)
the GPS station
d)
with you
17.
How do satellites synchronize communications
a)
atomic clocks
b)
they don't
c)
GPS station
d)
with their software
18.
How does a GPS receiver tell how far away a satellite is from it
a)
the time difference between them
b)
it always flies the same height
c)
that is not necessary
d)
all three answers
19.
The Geometric Principle to locate an item using radius of circles
a)
Triangulation
b)
Tangent
c)
Using a compass
d)
I don't know but can I still get the points? :D
20.
If a signal bounces off a receiver, this can cause
a)
Signal interference
b)
Signal refraction
c)
Signal reflection
d)
Signal crossing
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