Geology Lab Final Exam (ran out of time)
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
