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1
Indicates direction on a map
Legend
Compass rose
Latitude
Scale
2
What lines indicate lines north or south of the equator?
longitude
North pole
latitude
South pole
3
What lines are all the same length?
Longitude
Latitude
4
What lines run from 90
o
N to 90
o
S?
equator
latitude
longitude
prime meridian
5
What city is located on the northern border of the United States?
Fargo
Miami
Houston
Niagara Falls
6
Read the measurement on the triple beam balance below.
442 g
200 g
244 g
240 g
7
What is 0
o
latitude?
Prime Meridian
North pole
South pole
Equator
8
What is the easternmost city indicated on this map?
Miami
Portland
Fargo
Boston
9
The part of the experiment that is the results or data
Experimental group
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Control group
10
What is the westernmost city indicated on this map?
Fargo
Miami
Boston
Portland
11
Name this equipment
Metric ruler
Beaker
Graduated cylinder
Triple beam balance
12
Calculate the area of a box with the dimensions: 9.5 cm x 1.3 cm
10.8 cm2
10.8 cm3
12.35 cm3
12.35 cm2
13
What is 0
o
longitude?
Equator
Prime Meridian
North pole
South pole
14
The groups used to study the effects of the independent variable on the dependent variable
Quantitative observation
Qualitative observation
Experimental group
Control group
15
How do you calculate volume?
add length & width
multiply length, width & height
divide grams by mL
multiply length & width
16
How do you calculate density?
divide grams by mL (or cm3)
multiply length & width
add length & width
multiply length, width & height
17
What lines run from 180
o
to 0
o
?
latitude
prime meridian
longitude
equator
18
The data that consists of numbers
Control group
Observation
Quantitative data
Qualitative data
19
The data that consists of words
Observation
Control group
Quantitative data
Qualitative data
20
What is the SI unit for volume?
g
cm2
mL
m
21
Name this equipment
Metric ruler
Graduated cylinder
Triple beam balance
Beaker
22
What is the measurement on the graduated cylinder?
21.5 cm3
21.5 mL
23 mL
23 cm3
23
The group in an experiment used for comparison; usually doesn't have the independent variable
Experimental group
Controlled variables
Constants
Control group
24
Name this equipment
Triple Beam Balance
Graduated Cylinder
Ruler
Beaker
25
What lines indicate distance to the east or west of the Prime Meridian?
longitude
North pole
latitude
South pole
26
What is the SI unit for mass?
m
g
mL
cm3
27
What town is located at 33
o
N and 112
o
W?
Raleigh
Phoenix
Portland
Denver
28
What is the SI unit for area?
cm2
m
mL
cm3
29
What lines run parallel to one another?
Prime Meridian
latitude
longitude
180
30
If an object has a mass of 50 grams and a volume of 96 cm
3
, what is its density?
1.92 g/cm3
0.52 g/cm3
146 g/cm3
4,800 g/cm3
31
What lines intersect at the north and south pole?
latitude
90oN
longitude
equator
32
What is the SI unit for density?
g
g/mL
cm2
cm3
33
The study of Earth's components and how they change
Geology
Meteorology
Astronomy
Earth Science
34
Calculate volume if length = 12 cm, width = 4 cm, depth = 2 cm.
96 cm2
18 cm2
96 cm3
18 cm3
35
An educated guess
Conclusion
Qualitative observation
Quantitative observation
Hypothesis
36
How do you calculate area?
add length & width
multiply length, width & height
divide grams by mL
multiply length & width
37
What is the SI unit for length?
meter
mL
cm3
cm2
38
The part of the experiment that is changed by the designer
Experimental group
Independent variable
Control group
Dependent variable
39
Name this equipment
Triple beam balance
Beaker
Metric ruler
Graduated cylinder
40
Read the measurement on the metric ruler below.
3.2 mL
3.2 m
3.2 cm
3.2 mm
41
Indicates distance on a map
Latitude
Compass rose
Scale
Legend
42
What runs along the international date line?
180 (longitude)
Prime Meridian (longitude)
equator (latitude)
North Pole
43
What is 90
o
N?
South pole
North pole
Prime Meridian
Equator
44
What is the southernmost city indicated on this map?
Boston
Portland
Fargo
Miami
45
Identifies symbols used on a map
Legend
Compass rose
Scale
Latitude
46
What town is located at 35
o
N and 78
o
W?
Raleigh
Denver
Portland
Phoenix
47
What is 90
o
S?
Prime Meridian
South pole
Equator
North pole