Latitude and Longitude Basics
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What is the prime meridian and what is its significance?

  • A horizontal line that divides the Eastern and Western Hemisphere
  • A vertical line that represents 0⁰ longitude, dividing the Eastern and Western Hemisphere (correct)
  • A vertical line that divides the Northern and Southern Hemisphere
  • A line that divides the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

    • What is the significance of the International Date Line?

  • It represents 180⁰ degrees longitude (correct)
  • It represents 0⁰ latitude
  • It divides the Eastern and Western Hemisphere
  • It divides the Northern and Southern Hemisphere

    • What is the Tropic of Cancer and at what latitude is it located?

  • It's located at 23.5⁰ S latitude
  • It's located at 0⁰ latitude
  • It's located at 23.5⁰ N latitude (correct)
  • It's located at 66⁰ 33’ 39’’ N latitude

    • What is the function of the atmosphere?

    <p>It blocks harmful UV radiation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the highest layer of the atmosphere?

    <p>Exosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main cause of wind movement?

    <p>The uneven heating of the earth by the sun</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main effect of the Earth's rotation?

    <p>Day and night</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the scale used to measure wind?

    <p>Beaufort Scale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of winds occur in belts that go around the planet?

    <p>Global Winds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main cause of the formation of seasons?

    <p>Earth's tilt</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for when a celestial body is masked by another along an observer's line of sight?

    <p>Eclipse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the darkest part of the shadow cast during an eclipse?

    <p>Umbra</p> Signup and view all the answers

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