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Unit 1 Maps and Sciences
Unit 1 Maps and Sciences
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Unit over topo maps, maps, spheres and sciences.
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What is cartography?
map making
landforms
car racing
exploring
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What was the change in elevation for the steepest route to the top of the hill?
60 m
600 m
120 m
40 m
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What is environmental science?
The focus on solar system, stars and galaxies
The study of earth's environment and resources
The study of the conditions in the atmosphere
4
Contour lines that form a circle indicate a
Ocean
River
Hill or mountain top
Lake
5
What is the definition of elevation?
How large something is
The hardness of a rock
The width of a mountain
The vertical distance or height above or below sea level
6
how many time zones are in the world ?
189
24
35
19
7
When you travel east across the International Date Line, you
advance your calendar 12 hours
move your calendar back one day
advance your calendar one day
move your calendar back 12 hours
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Absolute location - What is the Longitude and Latitude?
15 latitude, 70 longitude
39 latitude, 16 longitude
67 longitude, 95 latitude
59 longitude, 71 latitude
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What is this?
A pretty picture
A hiking map
A Topographic map
A picture someone scribbled on
10
What is the study of the atmosphere and the processes that produce weather and climate?
geology
meteorology
astronomy
oceanography
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What is astronomy
Halo
The study of space
Earth
The study of livings things
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A scientific hypothesis can become a theory if ____.
there are no other competing hypotheses
the entire scientific community accepts it
hypothesis is tested extensively and competing hypotheses are elimina
the hypothesis can be tested at least once
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What is GPS??
map that emphasizes a single idea or info about an area
shortest distance between two points on Earth
global positioning system- can determine absolute location
height of land surface above sea level
14
Earth's four major spheres are the _______?
hydrosphere, asthenosphere, lithosphere, biosphere
hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, biosphere
hydrosphere, geosphere, lithosphere, asthenosphere
hydrosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere
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What is geology?
Rock science
Earth science
Science that examines earth and the changes it goes through
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Which of Earth’s spheres includes the oceans, groundwater, lakes, and glaciers?
atmosphere
hydrosphere
lithosphere
biosphere
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What type of map is this?
Robinson
Eckert IV
Goode
Mercator
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What is a limitation of the Mercator projection?
The areas of landmasses are distorted
The distance between landmasses is shortened
The shapes of landmasses are incorrect
The distance between landmasses is lengthened
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What is the formula to find density?
v=d/m
m=v/d
All of the above
d=m/v
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What is a Map Scale?
Ratio of the distance on Earth to the distance of the moon
To see how long the map is
To see how much the map weighs
Ratio of distance on the map to the distance on the Earth
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What is Oceanography?
Study of Oceans, Currents, and Density
Study of stars, space, and planets
Study of Earth, rocks, and internal forces
Study of weather, climate, and Atmosphere
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What is the equator?
0 degrees longitude
The line running 0 degrees latitude
A red line
A Line that is hot
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The International Date Line is at?
0 degrees Latitude
180 degrees Latitude
0 Degrees Longitude
180 degrees Longitude
24
Which of the following is NOT one of the main areas of Earth science?
Astronomy
Oceanography
Geology
Astrology
25
What is a longitude line?
The angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian
Vertical divisions of the Earth’s sphere.
All the above
Earth
26
The prime meridian separates the
Northern and Southern Hemisphere
Eastern and Western Hempisphere
North American and South America
The Equator
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__________________ is the difference in elevation between side-by-side contour lines.
Index Contour
Contour Interval
Sea Level
Depression
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What is meteorology?
The study of weather
A person who studies weather
The study of time
The study of matter
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How many degrees of latitude are there between the equator and the North Pole?
45°
180°
90°
360°
