Exam 15: Place and Time

The ______________ occurs on June 21.

If it is 2:00 P.M.EST in Washington,D.C.,what is the time in San Diego,California,the longitude of which is 45° more westerly?

Determine the distance in nautical miles between point A,located at 45°N,75°W,and point B,located at 30°S,75°W.

When one travels west while passing over the International Date Line,

The elapsed time between two successive crossings of the same meridian by a star other than the Sun is known as

When the IDL is crossed going from east to west,a day is ______________.

The main purpose of DST is to save ______________.

Six months of daylight at the South Pole begins when the Sun is at the

When the noonday Sun is overhead in London,England,on April 15,what are the standard time and date in San Francisco?

The number of daylight hours at 40°S is greatest during the month of

The International Date Line in theory is ___________,with variations to accommodate the needs of various countries.

The Sun appears to travel daily in the sky

The apparent amount of time it takes for Earth to complete a rotation on its axis is called a

The ______________ angle added to the altitude angle equals 90°.

The number of hours of daylight at any place on Earth depends on

The elapsed time between two successive crossings of the same meridian by the Sun is known as ______________ day.

The angle or arc distance of a point on the celestial sphere from the zenith is called the ______________ angle.

When one travels east while passing over the International Date Line,

The number of daylight hours at any place on Earth's oceans depends on the ______________ and the ______________ of the year.

The ______________ of a surface position on Earth can be defined as the angular measurement,in degrees,north or south of the equator.