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WorksheetsQUIZ 36 - Science: Earth and Space
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Samuel is planning a trip to the southern boundary of the tropics. He reads that this boundary is marked by an imaginary circle called the Tropic of ___. What is the name of this circle?
Capricorn
Cancer
Equator
Arctic
Aria is learning about astronomy and wonders where the yearly path of the sun intersects the celestial equator. These points are called the ___
vernal and autumnal equinoxes
solstices
polar points
zeniths
Benjamin is planning a virtual meeting with colleagues from around the world. He wants to schedule the meeting based on the mean solar time at the Prime Meridian. What is this time called?
UTC (or coordinated universal time)
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Local Mean Time (LMT)
Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Avery is setting an alarm for 7:00 a.m. and another for 7:00 p.m. The system in which the day is divided into a.m. and p.m. is called ___ time.
12-hour
24-hour
Greenwich Mean
Universal
While stargazing one night, Noah notices a full circle in the sky that connects both celestial poles and passes directly over him. This circle is called the ___
meridian
ecliptic
equator
horizon
Arjun is reading a history book and comes across a date written as "A.D. 1066". He wonders what "A.D." stands for. Which of the following means "in the year of our Lord"?
B.C.
C.E.
A.D.
B.C.E.
Henry is organizing a historical exhibition about calendars. He wants to highlight the calendar that eliminated leap years for all century years except those evenly divisible by 400. Which calendar should Henry feature?
Julian calendar
Gregorian calendar
Islamic calendar
Jewish calendar
William is planning a picnic in the Northern Hemisphere and wants to schedule it for the season that begins with the June solstice. Which season should he choose?
summer
spring
winter
fall
Michael is curious about how long it takes for the sun to return to the same position directly overhead at his location. What is the average length of time between two upper transits of the sun?
standard day
apparent solar day
sidereal day
mean solar day
Emma is planning a trip and wants to visit a place where, at least once a year, she can experience a full day of darkness and a full day of daylight. Which climate zone should she choose?
Frigid Zone
Julian Zone
Temperate Zone
Torrid Zone
Ava is studying geography and comes across a map showing the boundaries of the tropics. She notices that the southern boundary is marked by an imaginary circle called the Tropic of (a) . What is the name of this circle?
Jackson is learning about astronomy and asks his teacher where the yearly path of the sun intersects the celestial equator. His teacher tells him these two points are called the (a)
Nora is learning about time zones in her geography class. Her teacher asks, "What is the mean solar time at the Prime Meridian called?"
(a)
Michael is setting his alarm clock and notices that the time is displayed with a.m. and p.m. What is this system of time called?
(a)
James is stargazing in his backyard and wonders about the full circle on the celestial sphere that connects both celestial poles and passes directly over him. What is this circle called?
(a)
