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The largest degree of longitude is

180

Earth's shape is

an Oblate Spheroid

At the International Date Line there is a change of

day

On Spring and Fall Equinox, the entire earth has 24 hours of daylight.

false

The Tropic of Capricorn is the furthest north to receive vertical/direct rays of the sun.

false

A birthday is most closely an effect of

revolution

Seasons are most closely an effect of

revolution

Day and Night is most closely an effect of

rotation

Noon is most closely an effect of

rotation

At the Fall Equinox, the noon sun is directly overhead at 0 degrees.

true

The International Date Line is NOT a straight line. In fact, it jig jags around islands in the Pacific Ocean.

true

The lower latitudes would be at and close to the Equator.

true

The vertical rays of the Sun are present at the Antarctic Circle during the December Solstice.

true

Latitude runs _____ and measures _____

Latitude runs east and west and measures north and south

0 degrees longitude is called

Prime Meridian

Long summer days and then long winter nights in the Northern Hemisphere are most closely an effect of

Revolution

The sun coming up or rising is most closely an effect of

Rotation

It is Fall in the Northern Hemisphere in the month of

September

Longitude runs _____ and measures _____

North and South, East and West

If you walked along a meridian, in what direction would you be walking?

North or south

On June 21st

The day length is 12 hours everywhere on Earth

When the Sun's direct rays are on the Tropic of Cancer it is _____ in the Southern Hemisphere.

Winter

How long does it take for the Earth to make one complete Rotation?

1 day

How long does it take for the Earth to make one complete Revolution?

1 year

When the Sun's directs rays are on the Tropic of Cancer, the Arctic Circle will receive

24 hours of complete daylight

The largest degree of latitude location is

90

If it is dark within the Arctic Circle, it is most likely what date?

December 21st

The noon sun is directly overhead at 23.5 degrees South on

December 21st

0 degrees latitude is called

Equator


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