Earth is Spherical
Earth is a/an (blank) sphere
oblate
Earth's rotation and gravitational pull cause the earth to (blank) at the poles and (blank) at the equator.
compress/buldge
The (blank) of Polaris changes as a person moves North and South.
altitude
In Utica, NY, Polaris appears to be approximately (blank) degrees above the horizon.
43
imaginary lines that run east-west around Earth and measure how far north or south from the equator.
Latitude
The observation that (blank) disappears over the (blank) support evidence that the Earth is a (blank).
ships/horizon/sphere
You weight (blank) at the poles.
more
The (blank) of Polaris changes due to earth's (blank) shape.
altitude/spherical
You must look (blank) to find Polaris.
North
imaginary lines that run from the north pole to the south pole and measure how far east or west a place is from the prime meridian
Longitude
(blank) from space support the claim that the earth is a (blank).
photographs/sphere
The (blank) the distance between two objects, the (blank) the force of gravity.
shorter/greater
We use the constellations (blank) and (blank) to locate the North Star.
Ursa major/ursa minor
or
big dipper/little dipper
You would tell your friend in Plattsburgh to look (blank) 43 degrees to find Polaris.
Above
or
more than
a three dimensional round shape that due to gravity and rotation is flattened at the poles
Oblate Sphere
During a (blank) eclipse, the (blank)'s shadow on the (blank) is curved, supporting the claim that the earth is a sphere.
Lunar/earth/moon
You weigh (blank) at the equator.
less
At the north pole, Polaris would be (blank) at (blank) degeres.
directly above you/90
You would tell your friend in Myrtle Beach to look (blank) 43 degrees to find Polaris.
below
or
less than
the angle between the horizon and an object in the sky (used to measure how high Polaris appears above the horizon)
Altitude
The Earth is a/an (blank) sphere due to the earth's (blank) on its axis, and (blank) force.
oblate/rotation/centrifugal
On a perfectly (blank) earth, a person would weigh (blank) everywhere.
spherical/the same
At the equator, Polaris would be at the (blank) at (blank) degrees.
horizon/0
The (blank) of Polaris measures from the (blank) up.
altitude/horizon
A tool mariners used to locate and measure Polaris' angle above the horizon to navigate ships.
Astrolabe