Exam 15: Place and Time

All meridians are one-half of a(n)______________.

If Earth's axis were tilted at 10°,the seasons of the year would

The tropical year is shorter than the sidereal year because Earth's

The Sun is at the autumnal equinox on ______________.

Longitude can be defined as the angular measurement,in degrees,east or west of the ______________ meridian.

The Julian calendar assumed that there were ______________ days in a year.

At different times of the year,the Sun appears to be in different parts of the sky among different groups of stars.This is so because

A two-dimensional coordinate system is called a(n)______________ coordinate system.

The ______________ angle is measured between the horizon and the line of sight to the object.

Most of the Rocky Mountains,in the western United States,lie in the ______________ Standard Time zone.

When it is 12 noon,May 6,in Perth,Australia (33°S,116°E),what are the standard time and date in Ottawa,Canada (44°N,76°W)?

The flat,distorted maps of the world are ______________.

______________ is defined as the angular measurement,in degrees,east or west of the Greenwich,or prime,meridian.

Parallels of latitude are parallel to the

A ______________ is always longer than a ______________ .

It is generally believed that there are 7 days in a week because

At which latitude is the noonday Sun overhead only once a year?

Which of the following is true? The number of daylight hours depends on

The plane of Earth's equator is tilted ______________° with respect to the plane of Earth's orbit about the Sun.

The 105°W longitude meridian is the center of the ______________ Standard Time zone in the United States.