Exam 1: Discovering the Earths Dimensions

A value of zero degrees latitude occurs at the:

If you walked directly north or south, you would:

The illumination of the clouds by the sun after it has sunk below the horizon is evidence that the world is round.

Parallels run ______ around the globe and _______ the poles.

The equatorial diameter of the earth is _________ than the polar diameter.

When the international date line is crossed time:

The world time zones are generally separated in time by:

The Earth's axis is an imaginary line running straight through its center and poles.

A map projection where a straight line will give a constant compass direction (though this direction doesn't represent the shortest distance between two points), is the:

Lines connecting points of the same latitude are called:

The poles are defined as the points on the earth's surface:

A hypothesis that has been tested and is strongly supported by experimentation, observation, and scientific evidence is known as a:

If it was currently 4:00 pm in Los Angeles, California what time would it be in Miami, Florida?

Latitude is used to identify positions north and south of the equator.

Part A of this figure demonstrates how the coordinate known as _______ is determined.

One degree of latitude or longitude can be subdivided into:

The North and South Poles are defined as the points on the earth's surface where the axis of rotation emerges.

Solar noon can occur simultaneously at locations with the same latitude.

The two points on the earth's surface where the axis of rotation emerges are the _______.

The world time zones are centered on meridians that are spaced ____ degrees apart.