WorksheetsLongitudes
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Longitudes are
- imaginary.
- circular.
- semicircular.
- vertical.
Only 1 is correct.
Only 1, 2, 4, are correct
Only 1, 3, 4 are correct
All are correct
How many longitudes are there?
180
181
360
361
Longitudes divide the earth into
time zones
heat zones
climatic zones
none of the above
Local time is a measure of the position of the Sun in a particular place. Therefore it is also called as the
Sun time
Standard time
Universal time
Greenwich Meridian Time
For the Earth to move through every 1o of longitude it takes about
4 minutes
6 minutes
8 minutes
2 minutes
If the time at GMT is 12 noon, the time at 150 E would be
1 pm
2 pm
11 am
1 am
If the time at GMT is 4 pm, the time at 150 W would be
3 pm
5 pm
3 am
5 am
The International Date Line is in a zig zag pattern.
It is so that it doesn't cut through any island or cause confusion of dates.
It is because people couldn't manufacture such large and sturdy ropes which stands in a straight line.
It is to avoid any pirate ships, crossing the line.
It is because we don't exactly know where 1800 longitude is.
There are 24 time zones, and each time zone is how many degrees of longitudes apart?
150
300
40
240
The geographic grid or the grid system is
- a network of intersecting lines
- used to help locate places.
- a zig - zag pattern which helps us identify heat zones.
only 1 is correct
only 2 is correct
only 1 and 2 are correct
All 1, 2, and 3 are correct
