ESRT
The names of the 5 major lines of latitude
Artic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, Antarctic Circle (use page 4)
The shape of the Earth
What is an oblate sphere?
What is, and observation is a fact using the 5 senses where an inference is an educated guess
The two hemispheres that are divided by latitude are
Longitude lines are running vertical and measure these directions
The hot spot located at 65N, 20W
What is the Iceland Hot Spot?
The tilt of the Earth
23.5*
Round 134.875 to the nearest hundreth
What is, 134.88
LAT=ALT means...
Your latitude is equal the the altitude of polaris
The two major lines of longitude (names and degrees)
What is, Prime Meridian (0*) and International Date Line (180*)?
The two most abundant elements per mass in the lithosphere
What is oxygen and silicon?
The difference between rotation and revolution
What is rotation is the Earth spinning on its axis while revolution is the Earth orbiting around the sun
The object has a density of 5g/ml and a volume of 10ml. The mass is
What is 50 grams?
The altitude of polaris is measured off of the angle above what line?
The longitude of Syracuse, NY.
What is, 76*10'W?
The coordinates of Rochester, NY
What is 43*15'N, 77*35'W?
These cause the seasons on Earth
Revolution and Earth's tilt
7.45 x 10-5 in whole number notation is?
An observer in Watertown, New York, would see the star Polaris at an altitude of approximately
What is, 44*?
What time is it in Greenwich, England (at 0° longitude), when it is noon in Massena, New York?
What is, 5pm?
What is 687 days?
The Earth moves faster in its orbital path when it is...
What is closer to the sun?
The speed of light is 299,792,458m/s. Round this to the nearest million and put it into scientific notation.
What is 3.0 x108?
An observer on a moving ship notices that the altitude of Polaris increases each night. Local solar noon occurs at the same time each day. In what direction is the ship moving?
What is, North?
When the time of day for a certain ship at sea is 12 noon, the time of day at the Prime Meridian (0°longitude) is 5 p.m. What is the ship’s longitude?
What is, 75*W?