Latitude and Longitude

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Looking at Polaris we find the altitude to be 49 degrees. What latitude are we at? Options: 49 S, 49 N, 41 N, 41 S

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49 N

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What are the coordinates of the Iceland Hot Spot?

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65 N, 20 W

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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What are the coordinates for Yellowstone Hot Spot? Use page 5 of the ESRT.

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45 N, 115 W

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What are the coordinates for the Tasman Hot Spot? Options: 35 S, 160 E; 45 S, 160 E; 35 S, 160 W; 45 S, 160 W

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35 S, 160 E

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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How many degrees above the horizon would you see Polaris at Canary Island Hot Spot? Options: 45 degrees, 32 degrees, 20 degrees, 15 degrees.

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32 degrees

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What is the latitude of this person? Options: 66.5° S, 66.5° N, 23.5° N, 23.5° S

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66.5° N

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The 0 degree mark of longitude is known as the ___________ ______________ measure from Greenwich England.

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Prime Meridian

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The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.

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Equator

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The map shows lines of latitude.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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The map shows the lines of longitude.