Earth, Longitude, and Latitude

Question 1

What is the Universe?

Answer 1

All existing matter and space considered as a whole

Question 2

What is matter?

Answer 2

any material that takes up space

Question 3

What are the four types of matter?

Answer 3

solid, liquid, gas, plasma

Question 4

What is the geologic time scale?

Answer 4

Used to refer to events from formation of Earth to present.

Question 5

What are the 5 categories of eras?

Answer 5

Eons
Eras
Periods
Epoch
Ages

Question 6

Periods within the phanerozic era are often delineated by ____

Answer 6

mass extinction

Question 7

What is latitude

What is latitude

Answer 7

lines parallel to the equator grid on Earth to form a refrence of location

Question 8

What is longitude?

Answer 8

Lines perpendicular to the equator

Question 9

How much is 1 degree

Answer 9

60 nautical miles

Question 10

How much is 1minute

Answer 10

1 nautical mile

Question 11

How much is 1 second

Answer 11

1/60 nautical miles

Question 12

How did sailors measure latitude?

Answer 12

the elevation of polaris above the horizon

Question 13

How many degrees are in 1 hour

Answer 13

15 degrees

Question 14

How to calculate longitude/ position of the sun

Answer 14

If the sun is directly overhead at 12:00 Noon then a location 15° west would be at 11:00 AM.

Question 15

What is 23 1/2 degrees south?

Answer 15

tropic of capricorn

Question 16

wat us 23

What is 23 1/2 N

Answer 16

Tropic of cancer

Question 17

When is the summer/ winter solstices?

Answer 17

Jun 20/Dec 21

Question 18

What are the 5 Ocean basins?

Answer 18

pacific:50.1
Atlantic:23.3
Indian:19.8
Southern:5.4
Arctic:1.4

Question 19

What is a hypsographic curve?

Answer 19

graph of land elevation and ocean depth versus area.

Question 20

What is Residence time?

Answer 20

the average length of time during which a substance, a portion of material, or an object is in a given location or condition, such as adsorption or suspension.