WorksheetsLatitude, Longitude and Polaris
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 27mins
1) Which one measures degrees above or below the equator?
longitude
latitude
2) Which of the following is true of longitude? Check all that apply.
The highest number is 90°, the North Pole.
The lines are parallel.
The lines touch at the north pole and the south pole.
The highest number is 180°, the International Date Line.
3) The lines on which set of views best represent Earth's latitude system?
8) Which diagram is most similar to the latitude-longitude system used on Earth?
9) What is the time in New York City when it is noon in Denver? (The shading represents time zones.)
10 am
noon
2 pm
3 pm
12) The 0° reference line for longitude is called the
Prime Meridian
Castle Prime
Equator
International Date Line
13) One degree of latitude is broken into
30 minutes
30 seconds
60 minutes
60 seconds
14) Which page of the ESRT would you look on to find New York State Cities?
Page 3
Page 8
Page 11
Page 16
18) How can you tell if a map is in the Northern Hemisphere?
The numbers on the latitude lines increase as they go north.
The numbers on the latitude lines decrease as they go south.
The numbers on the longitude lines increase as they go north.
The numbers on the longitude lines decrease as the go south.
Polaris is called the North Star because...
It is a cold star.
It is the brightest in the sky.
It is located above the Earth's North Pole.
It is only seen in the winter.
At which location will an observer see the greatest altitude of Polaris?
A
B
C
D
What is the altitude of Polaris to an observer at location A?
10°
50°
20°
90°
When the Earth completes on rotation, it has done a 360, or spun 360 degrees around. It takes 24 hours for the Earth to do this. How many degrees per hour does the Earth rotate? (Hint: degrees/hour and you do not need to put units in your answer.)
(a)
At which latitude is the observer located?
53°N
37°N
53°s
90°N
Use pg 4 of ESRT. The altitude of Polaris measured by an observer at the Tropic of Cancer is
15°
23.5°
66.5°
90°
Use page 3 of ESRT. The approximate latitude of Utica, New York is.
43°05' N
75°15' E
43°05' S
75°15' W
Which picture shows the correct views for lines of longitude?
1
2
3
4
Which picture shows the correct lines of latitude?
1
2
3
4
Which of these cycles is a direct result of Earth's rotation?
Day and Night
Moon Phases
Rainfall and evaporation
Seasons
On which side of a house in Texas should a window be placed so that the people inside the house can see the sunrise each day through the window?
North
South
East
West
A student draws a model showing the movements on Earth, the moon, and the sun. Which arrow shows the movement that caused day and night on Earth?
Arrow 1, because it shows the rotation of the sun
Arrow 2, because it shows the orbit of Earth around the sun
Arrow 3, because it shows the orbit of the moon around Earth
Arrow 4, because it shows the rotation of the Earth
Earth's rotation causes winds to be deflected to the
left in the Northern Hemisphere and right in the Southern Hemisphere
left in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
right in the Northern Hemisphere and left in the Southern Hemisphere
right in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
The best evidence that Earth rotates on its axis is the changing
apparent path of a Foucault pendulum
altitude of the noontime Sun from day to day
phases of the Moon
velocity of Earth in its orbit
