1.3.R - Lesson Review: Measurement of the Earth

Question 1

The most abundant element in the Earth’s atmosphere is _________.

Answer 1

nitrogen

Question 2

An ecologist studied the interaction between lions and giraffes; what sphere would the study be considered part of?

Answer 2

biosphere

Question 3

The space between the soil is part of the _________.

Question 4

The atmosphere has which of the following layers?

Answer 4

Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

Question 5

Someone gets on an airplane in Greenwich, England. They fly forward in time six hours. What degree longitude would they be near?

Answer 5

90° E

Question 6

A person lives on the Equator. What is the altitude of Polaris?

Answer 6

0°

Question 7

The line of latitude found at 23 1/2° north latitude is called the _________.

Answer 7

Tropic of Cancer

Question 8

Another name for Polaris is _________.

Answer 8

the North Star

Question 9

What is the parallel line that is found halfway between the North and South Pole?

Answer 9

The Equator

Question 10

Why was Landsat placed into orbit?

Answer 10

To analyze the light that reflects off the Earth’s surface

Question 11

In visible light, which color has the longest wavelength?

Answer 11

Red

Question 12

A cartographer is someone who __________.

Answer 12

makes and studies maps

Question 13

Some of the earliest maps were from ___________.

Answer 13

Babylon and China

Question 14

What color on a topographic map represents water?

Answer 14

Blue

Question 15

Map projections __________.

Answer 15

allow people to carry an easily transportable representation of the Earth

Question 16

In what type of map projection does the space between lines of longitude increase the polar distortion?

Answer 16

Mercator projection

Question 17

Mercator projections __________. (Choose 2)
are usually round
distort the land masses
distort the poles
are sometimes conical
always show contour lines
have colors representing elevation

Answer 17

distort the land masses
distort the poles

Question 18

Why do we see the sky as blue on a clear day?

Answer 18

Your Answer:
We see the color blue in the sky because all the other colors are absorbed except for blue, which is being reflected. This is why we see the color blue in the sky.

Question 19

Where is the troposphere located in comparison to the Earth?

Answer 19

Your Answer:
The troposphere is the closest layer of the atmosphere to the earth.

Question 20

Imaginary parallel lines that encircle the Earth are called ____________________.

Answer 20

Your Answer:
The lines that incircle the earth are lines of latitude.

Question 21

Who first noticed that the Earth might be a sphere?

Answer 21

Pythagoras and Aristotle

Question 22

If you are going to study the Earth’s crust, you’ll be studying the _________.

Answer 22

lithosphere

Question 23

The lithosphere is composed of _________.

Answer 23

continental crust, oceanic crust, solid, upper part of the mantle

Question 24

Ozone _________.

Answer 24

protects us from harmful radiation

Question 25

Choose the best answer. The Tropic of Cancer is _________.

Answer 25

the northern boundary where the suns rays strike vertically

Question 26

A person lives on the Tropic of Cancer. What is the altitude of Polaris?

Answer 26

23 1/2°

Question 27

The system of latitude and longitude is called _________.

Answer 27

terrestrial coordinates

Question 28

How many degrees are in between each line of latitude on a standard world map?

Answer 28

10°

Question 29

The North Pole is found at _________ and _________.

Answer 29

90° north latitude and 0°/180° longitude

Question 30

In visible light, which color has the shortest wavelength?

Answer 30

Violet

Question 31

Marie Tharp was one of the first ones to study _____________________.

Answer 31

and map the ocean floor

Question 32

How can scientists apply the Landsat data? (Choose 3)

To help farmers know if their crops are healthy
To track urban growth
To map the topography of the Earth’s oceans
To find fossils
To locate where we are on Earth
To see the increase in temperature of the Earth’s oceans

Answer 32

To help farmers know if their crops are healthy
To track urban growth
To find fossils

Question 33

How can scientists apply the Landsat data?

Answer 33

To help farmers know if their crops are healthy

Question 34

A Gnomonic projection __________.

Answer 34

is usually used for the polar ice caps

Question 35

What color on a topographic map represents water?

Answer 35

blue

Question 36

Map projections __________.

Answer 36

allow people to carry an easily transportable representation of the Earth

Question 37

This is an example of a __________.

Answer 37

geologic map

Question 38

The highest point of a wave is called the ______________. The lowest point of the wave is called the ______________. (Use your vocabulary words from the lesson, or it will be wrong.)

Answer 38

Your Answer:
The highest point of a wave is the crest.

The lowest point is the trough

Question 39

The Earth’s circumference is smallest at the _________ and largest at the __________.

Answer 39

Your Answer:
The Earth’s circumference is smallest from pole to pole and largest around the equator.

Question 40

Imaginary parallel lines that encircle the Earth are called ____________________.

Answer 40

Your Answer:
Parallel lines around the earth are lines of latitude.