1.4.R - Quiz: Earth/Measurement of the Earth/Mapping the Earth Flashcards
What do the “V” features show?
Rivers
1 kilometer equals approximately _________________.
3,300 feet
According to this quadrangle, it is located on what line of longitude?
116° 00’
According to this quadrangle, it is located on what line of latitude?
43º 30’
What type of line found on the topographic map and its map legend is dark and shows a numerical elevation?
Index contour
This is an example of a ______________.
conic projection
There is very little distortion in a __________.
conic projection
What does a black square or black rectangle represent on a topographical map according to its legend?
A building
A Gnomonic projection __________.
is usually used for the polar ice caps
Marie Tharp was one of the first ones to study _____________________.
and map the ocean floor
How can scientists apply the Landsat data?
To help farmers know if their crops are healthy
How does the TOPEX and Jason data help scientists? Choose all that apply.
It helps them find fossils.
It helps to predict El Niño events.
It allows them to give farmers important data regarding their crops.
It helps them understand global climate change.
It allows the forest service to monitor the forests.
It helps them understand currents.
It helps to predict El Niño events.
It helps them understand global climate change.
It helps them understand currents.
Why was Jason 2 sent into orbit?
It was part of the oceansurface topography mission.
If a sailor uses an instrument called a sextant and discovers that Polaris is 45° in altitude, calculate his latitude. His latitude is _________.
45°
Someone gets on an airplane in Greenwich, England. They fly forward in time six hours. What degree longitude would they be near?
90° E
The line of latitude found at 66° 33” north is called the _________.
Arctic Circle
Which of the following are true of the Equator? (Check all that apply)
All other latitude lines are measured from the Equator.
Polaris is located directly above the Equator.
It encircles Earth at its widest point.
It is located at 0° latitude.
All other latitude lines are measured from the Equator.
It encircles Earth at its widest point.
It is located at 0° latitude.
The Tropic of Capricorn is _________. (Choose 3)
south of the Equator
found at 23.5° north
north of the Equator
found at 23.5° south
a line of longitude
a line of latitude
south of the Equator
found at 23.5° south
a line of latitude
An ecologist studied the interaction between lions and giraffes; what sphere would the study be considered part of?
biosphere
The space between the soil is part of the _________.
atmosphere
The lithosphere includes all of the following except _________.
icebergs
Ozone _________.
protects us from harmful radiation
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.)
The highest point is the crest, and the lowest point is called the trough.
Why do we see the sky as blue on a clear day?
We see the color blue in the sky because all the other colors are being absorbed except for the color blue, which is being reflected.
