Maps and globes

Question 1

Name 2 causes of day and night

Answer 1

Rotation of the earth on its axis

Light does not bend it travels in a straight line

Question 2

How many degrees equals 1 hour so therefore 24hrs equals how any degrees

Answer 2

1hr = 15 degrees
24hrs = 360 degrees

Question 3

What is the shape of the earth?

Answer 3

Geoid

Question 4

Name a few differences between longitude and latitude

Answer 4

LONGITUDE
Run vertically
Circles globe from north to south
Closer at the poles
All same length
Used to work out time zones 

LATITUDE 
Circles globe from west to east
Horizontally
Not all equal in length 
Equidistant apart
Used to work out climate

Question 5

In which direction does our shadow fall if we are in the Southern Hemisphere ?

Answer 5

Our shadows fall south as the sun faces north

Question 6

What does CAT stand for?

Answer 6

Central African Time

Question 7

Name the tropic that is closer to the North Pole

Answer 7

Tropic of Cancer

Question 8

Which tropic is closer to the South Pole?

Answer 8

Tropic of Capricorn

Question 9

Places to the east of the Greenwich would be ahead or behind of time?

Answer 9

Ahead of time

Question 10

Places to the west of the Greenwich will be ahead or behind of time?

Answer 10

Behind of time

Question 11

On which line of longitude does the international date line lie?

Answer 11

180 degree

Question 12

What is the international date line?

Answer 12

It divides the world into the eastern and western hemispheres.
Used to work out time zones

Question 13

What does SAST stand for?

Answer 13

South African Standard Time

Question 14

What is SAST?

Answer 14

The time zone that South Africa follows

Question 15

How many degrees is the tilt of the earth away from its perpendicular?

Answer 15

23,5

Question 16

What does the angle of the earths axis affect?

Answer 16

Length of day and night

Cause of seasons

Question 17

When the earth is in shadow of the sun for a long time, what season would we be in?

Answer 17

Winter, where the days are shorter and the nights are longer

Question 18

How long does it take the earth to revolve?

Answer 18

365 and a quarter days

Question 19

What is an image?

Answer 19

Pictures that are put together from different kinds of data

Question 20

How do we receive satellite images?

Answer 20

Sensors send the data to nearest receiving station on earth and the computers process it to produce different satellite images

Question 21

What are sensors?

Answer 21

Instruments that are sensitive to light, movement and heat

Question 22

When does the summer solstice occur n the Southern Hemisphere ?

Answer 22

December 21/22

Question 23

When does the summer solstice occur in the northern hemisphere ?

Answer 23

June 21/22

Question 24

When is the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere ?

Answer 24

June 21/22

Question 25

When is the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere?

Answer 25

December 21/22

Question 26

When is the spring equinox in the Southern Hemisphere ?

Answer 26

September 21/22

Question 27

When is the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere?

Answer 27

March 21/22

Question 28

When is the autumn equinox in the Southern Hemisphere ?

Answer 28

March 21/22

Question 29

When is the autumn equinox in the northern hemisphere ?

Answer 29

September 21/22

Question 30

What does the word equinox mean?

Answer 30

Equal…length of day and might are exactly the same

Question 31

What does solstice mean?

Answer 31

Standing still of the sun

Question 32

The longest line of latitude is ?

Answer 32

The equator

Question 33

What are the uses of a satellite?

Answer 33

Examine conditions about the earth: cloud pattern, soil erosion, vegetation

Question 34

What are weather satellites used for and who would use them?

Answer 34

Meteorologist use it to determine the weather.

Used for;

Position and types of clouds
Sensors would determine temperature, wind speed, cloud cover