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What is the prime meridian and what is its significance?
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?
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?
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?
What is the function of the atmosphere?
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What is the highest layer of the atmosphere?
What is the highest layer of the atmosphere?
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What is the main cause of wind movement?
What is the main cause of wind movement?
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What is the main effect of the Earth's rotation?
What is the main effect of the Earth's rotation?
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What is the name of the scale used to measure wind?
What is the name of the scale used to measure wind?
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What type of winds occur in belts that go around the planet?
What type of winds occur in belts that go around the planet?
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What is the main cause of the formation of seasons?
What is the main cause of the formation of seasons?
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What is the term for when a celestial body is masked by another along an observer's line of sight?
What is the term for when a celestial body is masked by another along an observer's line of sight?
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What is the darkest part of the shadow cast during an eclipse?
What is the darkest part of the shadow cast during an eclipse?
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