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Unit 5 and 6 exam

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
2.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
3.
To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at: 
a)
latitude lines only
b)
the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
c)
longitude lines only
d)
a neighboring area to describe the location
4.
Which lines run on a globe from east to west? 
a)
longitude lines
b)
latitude lines
c)
north pole
d)
south pole
5.
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
6.
Latitude lines go from east to west.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Lines of latitude divide the world into what two hemispheres?
a)
East and West
b)
North and South
c)
South and West
d)
North and East
8.
What  is the name of the line at 23.5 degrees south?
a)
Arctic Circle
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Tropic of Capricorn 
d)
Antarctic Circle
9.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
10.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
11.
Europe, Asia and North America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
12.
Latitude lines run from the _____ to the  _______.
a)
West, East
b)
North, South
c)
North, East
d)
South, West
13.

What shape is the planet Earth?

a)

Circle

b)

hemisphere

c)

Geoid

d)

sphere

14.
Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in __________.
a)
inches
b)
miles
c)
degrees
d)
ounces
15.
Which continent is located completely north of the Equator and west of the Prime Meridian?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
North America 
d)
South America
16.
What ocean would you be in if you were at 30 degrees south and 150 degrees west?
a)
The Atlantic Ocean
b)
The Arctic Ocean
c)
The Pacific Ocean
d)
The Indian Ocean
17.

Location D is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

18.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
19.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
20.
Which runs horizontally around the earth?
a)
Equator and lines of latitude
b)
Prime Meridian and lines of latitude
c)
Equator and lines of longitude
d)
Prime Meridian and lines of longitude
21.
Which runs vertically around the earth?
a)
Equator and lines of latitude
b)
Prime Meridian and lines of latitude
c)
Equator and lines of longitude
d)
Prime Meridian and lines of longitude
22.
What city is located at 32 degrees south and 150 degrees east?
a)
Shanghai
b)
Sydney
c)
Durban
d)
Calcutta 
23.
Which city is located at 38 degrees north and 120 degrees west?
a)
San Fransisco 
b)
New York
c)
New Orleans
d)
London
24.
Lines of Latitude can be measured up to what degree?
a)
150 degrees
b)
180 degrees
c)
90 degrees
d)
100 degrees
25.
Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
26.
Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere? 
a)
Northern 
b)
Southern 
c)
Western 
d)
Eastern
27.
Europe, Asia and North America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
28.
Lines of latitude are also called  __________.
a)
hemispheres
b)
Parallels
c)
Meridians
d)
Tropics
29.
Lines of longitude are also called  ____________.
a)
Hemispheres
b)
Meridians
c)
parallels
d)
International Date Lines
30.
Is the Tropic of Capricorn ABOVE the Equator or BELOW the Equator?
a)
Above
b)
Below
31.

Location E is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oS, 30oE

b)

30oS, 30oW

c)

10oS, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

32.

Location L is located at which coordinates?

a)

15oS, 60oW

b)

45oS, 60oW

c)

15oS, 60oE

d)

45oS, 60oE

33.

Which point is located at 30oS, 30oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

34.

Which point is located at 30oS, 150oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

35.

Which point is located at 30oN, 90oW?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

36.

Which point is located at 45oN, 30oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

37.
What causes day and night?
a)
revolution of Earth
b)
rotation of Earth
c)
orbit of Earth
d)
The moon blocks the Sun
38.
How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its axis one time?
a)
24 hours
b)
24.25 hours
c)
365 days
d)
365.25 days
39.
Period of 24 hours or the time it takes Earth to make one complete spin on its axis
a)
Rotation
b)
Compass
c)
Sundail
d)
Movement
40.
What causes the sun to look like it is rising in the east and setting in the west?
a)
moon's orbit
b)
sun's rotation
c)
Earth's revolution
d)
Earth's rotation
41.
What is the name of the imaginary line running through the North Pole to the South Pole?
a)
orbit
b)
axis
c)
equator
d)
latitude
42.
When the Earth spins on its axis this causes ___________________
a)
all four seasons to happen.
b)
day and night to happen.
c)
the moon to go through phases.
d)
high tides and low tides.
43.

Earth revolves around the sun every ----

a)

365.25 days

b)

Day

c)

24 hours

d)

Hour

44.

What causes seasons?

a)

The rotation of the Earth and Rotation of the Sun

b)

The Rotation of the Earth and the Earth's Tilt

c)

The Revolution of the Earth and the Earth's Tilt

d)

How close the Earth is to the Sun

e)

Magic

45.

When it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

Also Summer

b)

Spring

c)

Winter

d)

Fall

e)

Football Season

46.
The EARTH REVOLVES around the:
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
The Earth doesn't revolve
d)
The sun rotates
47.
What does ROTATION mean?
a)
To SPIN
b)
To ORBIT or GO AROUND
48.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
d)
space
49.
What motion of the Earth takes 365 days?
a)
Rotation
b)
Tilting 
c)
Revolution
d)
Spinning
50.
Rotation of the earth takes
a)
One day
b)
One year
c)
One summer
d)
One winter
51.
The Earth spins on a tilted angle called a (an) 
a)
Axis
b)
Invert
c)
Revolution
d)
Bounce
52.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
53.
Why is it warmer in the summer?
a)
Closer to the sun
b)
More direct light from Earth's tilt
c)
Stronger light from the sun
d)
Earth spins slower
54.
What direction does Earth rotate and revolve?
a)

East to West

b)

West to East

55.
When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
56.

What season is the northern hemisphere experiencing in the photo?

a)

Fall

b)

Spring

c)

Winter

d)

Summer

57.

It is ______ on the side of the Earth facing the Sun.

a)

night

b)

day

c)

summer

d)

winter

58.

Earth's axis is...

a)

inclined

b)

vertical

c)

horizontal

d)

spherical

59.

When in the Southern hemisphere is spring, in the Northern hemisphere is...

a)

Autumn

b)

Winter

c)

Summer

60.

When in the Southern hemisphere is winter in the Northern hemisphere is...

a)

Summer

b)

Spring

c)

Autumn

61.

It is very hoy and days are longer. Choose.

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Autumn

d)

Spring

62.

It is very cold and days are shorter. Choose

a)

Spring

b)

Autumn

c)

Winter

d)

Summer

63.

The Sun's rays are stronger. Choose.

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Autumn

64.

The Sun's rays are weaker. Choose.

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Winter

d)

Autumn