Earth science Topic 2

if contour lines are closer together it's a gentle slope

A dip or a depression will have lines on the contour lines

If your local time is behind GMT, are you East or West of the Prime Meridian

Earth bulges at the equator and is slightly compressed at the poles

For GMT time zones, subtract longitudes and put over 15

If your local time is 4 hours ahead of GMT, your longitude is

How do we know Earth is spherical?

Your longitude is your distance East or West of the prime Meridian

What is the highest possible lattitude

If your local time is 2 hours behind GMT, your longitude is

An atmosphere is a gaseous shell of air around planet;lowest density;oxygen and nitrogen

Lattitude is your distance north or south to the euqator (0 degrees)

The Earth rotates at

Longitude is calculated by comparing local time with GMT

A field is

GMT (Grenwhich Mean Time is calculated by

What is a Hydrosphere?

The altitude of Polaris is equal to

Whats a lithosphere?

0 contour line equals

When reading a map you should