WorksheetsEarth Science Q1 MQE
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 22mins
Where does the Earth bulge that makes it an imperfect sphere?
(a)
Where was Eratosthenes when he observed the shadow of the stick?
(a)
What is the unit of measure based on the size of a large sports arena with tiered spectator seats?
(a)
What date does Eratosthenes observe the shadows?
(a)
What are the reference lines that passes through both poles?
(a)
What is the value for the acceleration due to gravity on Earth in s2m ?
(a)
How many thousands of kilometers is the Earth's radius?
(a)
What is the last name of the scientist who was able to determine the Gravitational Constant?
(a)
Which is the direction of the Gravitational Force on a mass?
towards the other mass
away from the other mass
away from the mass
towards the mass
How would doubling the distance affect the gravitational force between 2 masses? The force would...
double the original force
half of the original force
a fourth of the original force
four times the original force
How many hundreds of kilometers is 1 degree in Earth coordinates?
(a)
What longitude is the Prime Meridian in degrees?
(a)
What ocean is the International Date line found?
(a)
What hemisphere is the Philippines found?
(a)
How many degrees longitude is the North pole?
(a)
What is the value of X to get the formula of the volume of a sphere? v=3Xπr2
(a)
How many hours does it take for the Earth to turn 360° ?
(a)
How many days exactly does it take for the Earth to go around the sun?
(a)
Which of the following is needed to compute for the orbital speed of the Earth?
equatorial radius of the Earth
orbital radius of the Earth
mass of the Earth
Length of 1 day
What does the angle in the formula for the Angular speed of the Earth represent?
Angle between 2 locations
Angle between shadow and stick
Longitude
Latitude
What is the shape of the map produced by cylindrical map projections?
(a)
Which type of mathematical map projection uses ellipses to represent longitudes?
Dymaxion
Homolographic
Homolosine
Mercator
Which type of map projection produces circular maps?
Cylindrical
Conical
Azimuthal
Mathematical
What is the main use of Mercator world maps?
(a)
What 3D shape did Buckminster fuller use to map the globe onto a flat surface?
(a)
