Polaris, Longitude, Latitude, Time

Question 1

The Earth is slightly flattened from a perfect spherical shape because of..

Answer 1

It’s rotation

Question 2

Which statement best explains the apparent sinking of this sailboat?

Answer 2

The sailboat is moving around the curved surface of Earth.

Question 3

The Earth’s actual shape is most correctly described as..

Answer 3

An oblate sphere

Question 4

What is the approximate altitude of Polaris at Syracuse, New York?

Answer 4

43 degrees

Question 5

At which location would an observer not see Polaris in the night sky at any time during the year?

Answer 5

B, South America

Question 6

At which location is the altitude of Polaris approximately 42°?

Answer 6

Elmira

Question 7

The lines on which set of views best represent Earth’s latitude system?

Answer 7

Lines across (east to west) and icicle looking pattern NOT circle.

Question 8

Which diagram represents the approximate altitude of Polaris as seen by an observer located in Syracuse, New York?

Answer 8

43 degrees

Question 9

What is the latitude of the observer if Polaris is 20 degrees above the horizon?

Answer 9

20 degrees

Question 10

If an observer on Earth views Polaris on the horizon, the observer is located at the..

Answer 10

Equator- 0 degrees

Question 11

Why can’t you see Polaris from the South?

Answer 11

You can’t see it past the horizon. It’s the north star .

Question 12

At which location will the highest altitude of the star Polaris be observed?

Answer 12

Arctic Circle

Question 13

Arctic Circle is closest to 90 degrees which means..

Answer 13

90 degrees is the highest latitude

Question 14

The North Star (Polaris) can be used for navigation in Earth’s Northern Hemisphere because..

Answer 14

the altitude of Polaris is equal to the observer’s latitude

Question 15

As a ship crosses the Prime Meridian, the altitude of Polaris measured from the ship is 50°. What is the ship’s location?

Answer 15

50° north latitude 0° longitude

Question 16

What two directions does a hurricane move?

Answer 16

Counterclockwise and inwards

Question 17

As you increase the temperature of an object what happens to its density?

Answer 17

It decreases, molecules spread apart.

Question 18

An object’s pressure changed from 940 mb to 869 mb. What happened to this object’s density?

Answer 18

Decreasing pressure, increase in density.

Question 19

Altitude is what and only where?

Answer 19

Latitude in only the Northern Hemisphere

Question 20

Zenith

Answer 20

Point above you

Question 21

Polaris

Answer 21

Above the North Pole, the North Star

Question 22

Latitude is measured in what two compass directions?

Answer 22

North and South

Question 23

Latitude runs in what two compass directions?

Answer 23

East and West

Question 24

Longitude is measured in what two compass directions?

Answer 24

East and West

Question 25

Longitude runs in what two compass directions?

Answer 25

North and South