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WorksheetsLatitude and Altitude
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 22mins
The line that marks zero degrees LATITUDE is called
The Equator
The Tropic of Cancer
The Prime Meridian
The Tropic of Capricorn
The North Pole is at what degrees of Latitude
180* North
90* South
90* North
180* South
All lines of LONGITUDE are called
North and Souths
Parallels
Meridians
Tropics
Longitude measures how far east and west you are from the Prime Meridian.
True
False
Latitude measures how far North and South you are from
The Prime Meridian
The Tropics
The Equator
The United States
What is a persons latitude if the angle of Polaris is 40* North?
50
40
60
70
The angle of Polaris is
equal to latitude in Northern Hemisphere
equal to latitude in Southern Hemisphere
At which map location does Polaris appear the highest in the nighttime sky?
Miami, Florida
Kingston, Jamaica
Havana, Cuba
San Juan, Puerto Rico
If a ship was to travel north, what would happen to the altitude of Polaris
increase
decrease
remains the same
depends on the longitude of the observer
An observer can not see Polaris in the night sky at any time during the year at which point?
D
H
K
E
At which latitude is Polaris directly overhead?
90*N
23.5*N
0*N
The diagram shows an observer on Earth measuring the altitude of Polaris. What is his latitude?
43° N
43° S
47° N
47° S
Which statement about Polaris is best illustrated by the diagrams shown below?
Polaris is located in a winter constellation
Polaris' movement through the sky follows south-to-north
Polaris is located at the zenith at each location
Polaris' altitude is equal to a locations latitude
Which diagram best represents the location of Polaris for an observer located at the Equator?
A
B
C
D
Which altitude of Polaris could be observed in NYS?
23o
35o
44o
90o
Base your answer on the map, which shows the latitude and longitude of five observers, A, B, C, D and E, on Earth. What is the altitude of Polaris (the North Star) above the northern horizon for observer A?
0o
10o
80o
90o
Earth's true shape is a
Sphere
Square
Oblate Spheroid
How can we describe an oblate spheroid?
Equatorial Diameter is shorter than the Polar Diameter
Polar Diameter is shorter than the Equatorial Diameter
Polar and Equatorial Diameter are equal
What is the best model for Earth?
A perfect sphere
An egg
A potato
A flat disk
