Question 1

Daylight savings time was instituted to give us an extra hour of daylight:

Accepted Answer

A) in the morning when people wake up 
B) in the evening when people are active 
C) at noon when people take their lunch break 
D) none of the above 
A) in the morning when people wake up 
B) in the evening when people are active 
C) at noon when people take their lunch break 
D) none of the above

Question 2

If you traveled from the location 45ᵒN, 130ᵒW to the location 45ᵒS, 130ᵒW you would experience a time change of:

Accepted Answer

A) 12 hours 
B) 24 hours 
C) 0 hours 
D) none of the above 
A) 12 hours 
B) 24 hours 
C) 0 hours 
D) none of the above

Question 3

The Earth's shape is closer to an oblate ellipsoid than a sphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Since the earth rotates 360 degrees over 24 hours, standard meridians are usually 15 degrees apart.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Daylight savings time was instituted to give us an extra hour of daylight:

If you traveled from the location 45ᵒN, 130ᵒW to the location 45ᵒS, 130ᵒW you would experience a time change of:

The Earth's shape is closer to an oblate ellipsoid than a sphere.

Since the earth rotates 360 degrees over 24 hours, standard meridians are usually 15 degrees apart.

The Earths Global Energy Balance

Air Temperature

Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation

Global Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation

Weather Systems

Global Climates and Climate Change

Earth From the Inside Out

Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fresh Water of the Continents

Land-Forms Made by Running Water

Landforms Made by Wind and Waves

Glacial and Periglacial Landforms

Global Soils

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Exam 1: Discovering the Earths Dimensions

Daylight savings time was instituted to give us an extra hour of daylight:

If you traveled from the location 45ᵒN, 130ᵒW to the location 45ᵒS, 130ᵒW you would experience a time change of:

The Earth's shape is closer to an oblate ellipsoid than a sphere.

Since the earth rotates 360 degrees over 24 hours, standard meridians are usually 15 degrees apart.

The Earths Global Energy Balance

Air Temperature

Atmospheric Moisture and Precipitation

Global Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation

Weather Systems

Global Climates and Climate Change

Earth From the Inside Out

Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fresh Water of the Continents

Land-Forms Made by Running Water

Landforms Made by Wind and Waves

Glacial and Periglacial Landforms

Global Soils

Biogeographic Processes

Global Biogeography

Filters