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Earth Science
Unit 2 - Review
Question | Answer |
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What are latitude lines? | Lines that run parallel to the Equator and measure North and South. |
What are longitude lines? | Lines that run parallel to the Prime Meridian and measures West and East. |
What is the longitude of the Prime Meridian? | 0 degrees |
What is the latitude of the Equator? | 0 degrees |
What is the elevation of the ocean? | 0 degrees |
True or False: If the altitude of Polaris is 50 degrees, then the altitude of the observer is the same. | TRUE: Polaris is the North Star. The altitude of Polaris is equal to the latitude of the observer. |
True or False: Two places along the same longitude line will have the same SOLAR TIME. | TRUE |
True or False: People on the same longitude lines have the same time zone. | FALSE: They have the same solar time but not always the same time zone. Time zones are set by politicians and are not always straight lines. |
If a question asks me the Latitude or Longitude of a location in NY state, what page of the Reference Guide do I use? | PAGE 3 |
If a question asks me the Latitude or Longitude of a Hot Spot or Plate, what page of the Reference Guide do I use? | PAGE 5 |