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Chapter 2 Earth Science
Chapter 2 Earth Science
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23. The entire continent of Antarctica is located in the _____ Hemisphere. *Image 43
Southern
Northern
Eastern
Western
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8. The spinning of the earth is _____________ *29
parallel
oxygen
axis
rotation
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12. Describe the shape of the earth *26P2
sphere
Perfectly Round
Flat
rounded, but not perfectly round
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11. Identify the following lines (vertical/column) *image 46
Meridian
Latitude Line
Longitude Line
Parallel
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13. What percentage of the earth's surface do the continents represent? *27P1
50% half is water, half is land!!
30% it is mostly water!!
100% It's all land!!
70% it's mostly land!!
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5. The imaginary line through the earth connecting the North and South Poles is the _______ *29
longitude
latitude
axis
meridian
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20. The earth rotates one every ________ *31P2
week
year
day
month
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1. The set of horizontal and vertical lines on a map is its ___________. *38
Latitude
Key
Longitude
Grid
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2. One half of the earth is a(n) _____________ *49
hemisphere
globe
continent
planet
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15. What is the measurement unit for latitude and longitude? *42P3
West
degree
East
1 cup
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17. One which line of LONGITUDE does a point at 31 degrees S, 92 degrees W lie? *46P2
South America
31 degrees S
Hmmmm.....Maybe I should study my book again
92 degrees W
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6. A line of latitude is a(n) ____________ *42
parallel
prime meridian
meridian
equator
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3. The line of 0 degrees longitude is the ____________ *46
Equator
Prime Meridian
South Pole
North Pole
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21. The time in Europe is _______ the time in North America *image 33
1 hour different from
ahead of
behind
the same as
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10. The angle that describes the distance east or west of the prime meridian is _______ *46
longitude
Tropic of Cancer
latitude
Tropic of Capricorn
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18. Which hemispheres lie on either side of the prime meridian? *46
Eastern & Western Hemispheres
Northern & Eastern Hemispheres
Western & Southern Hemispheres
Northern & Southern Hemispheres
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19. The earth rotates from ___________ *31P3
North to South
Trick Question, It stays still
East to West
West to East
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7. The seven major land areas of the earth are __________ *27
trees
continents
oceans
ozone
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11. Identify the following (located at 90 degrees North and 90 degrees South) Part 2 *image 43
South Pole
prime meridian
North Pole
equator
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11. Identify the following (invisible line passing through North Pole to South Pole) Part 1 *31
equator
rotation
axis
latitude
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14. It's midnight on one end of the globe, what time is it exactly 1/2 way around the earth?*32
6:00pm
noon
midnight
6:00 am
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16. What is the line of 0 degrees latitude called? *43P1
The North Pole
The equator
The prime meridian
The line of wisdom
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22. A point at 80 degrees North is located near the _______ *image 43
equator
South Pole
North Pole
Tropic of Capricorn
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9. The line of latitude halfway between the North & South Poles is the _________ *42
90 degrees North
90 degrees South
equator
0 degrees
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11. Identify the following lines (vertical/rows) Part 3*image 43
Meridian
Latitude line
Longitude line
Parallel
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4. An area that has the same clock time is a(n) _________________ *32
digital clock
standard time zone
ocean
continent