Measuring Earth - Practice Guide

How are latitude and longitude lines drawn on a globe of the Earth?

• Latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the Equator.

• Longitude lines are parallel and latitude lines meet at the poles.

• Latitude lines are parallel and longitude lines meet at the poles.

• Longitude lines are parallel and latitude lines meet at the Equator.

As a person travels due west across the United States, the altitude of Polaris will

• decrease

• remain the same

• increase

To an observer on a ship at sea, at which latitude does the North Star appear closest to the horizon?

• 20° N

• 50° N

• 5° N

• 85° N

The two elements that make up the largest percentage by mass of Earth's crust are oxygen and

• hydrogen

• silicon

• nitrogen

• potassium

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the latitude of the observer?

• 20° N

• 20° S

• 70° N

• 70° S

Oxygen is the most abundant element by volume in Earth's

• crust

• hydrosphere

• troposphere

• inner core

The lines on which set of views best represent Earth's latitude and longitude system?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The dashed boundaries between time zones are how many degrees of longitude apart?

• 10°

• 15°

• 23 1/2°

• 24°

Points A through C are locations on the contour map below. Elevations are listed in meters. What is the elevation at point A?

• 60 m

• 140 m

• 300 m

• 100 m

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

In which direction is the stream flowing?

• southwest

• northeast

• northwest

• southeast