1.Latitude and Longitude are based on the concept that a full circle can be divided up into __ degrees.
180
460
90
360
2.Why do we have leap years?
The Earth completes its orbit around the sun faster each year
IT TAKES THE EARTH 365.24 DAYS TO COMPLETE ITS ORBIT AROUND THE SUN
IT TAKES THE EARTH 365 DAYS TO COMPLETE ITS ORBIT AROUND THE SUN
THE EARTH IS SLOWING ON ITS ORBIT
3.The equatorial bulge is due to
THE GRAVITATION ATTRACTION OF THE SUN
THE ORBITAL FORCE OF THE EARTH ON IT'S ORBIT
THE GRAVITATION ATTRACTION OF THE MOON
THE CENTRIFUGAL FORCE OF EARTH ROTATION
4.Who originally developed the GPS we use today?
THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
PTOLEMY AND EARLY BABYLONIANS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
PYTHAGORAS
5.Broadly speaking, geography can be divided into geography and __ geography. (Mark two answers).
HUMAN
ROCK
PHYSICAL
EMOTIONAL
CHEMICAL
6.Which of the following patterns of pressure will you experience traveling from the equator to the north pole?
high -low - high - low
LOW - LOW - HIGH - HIGH
HIGH - HIGH -LOW - LOW
LOW - HIGH - LOW - HIGH
7.Which layer in the atmosphere filters out most of the incoming Ultraviolet rays.
IONOSPHERE
EXOSPHERE
OZONOPHERE
8.How does a barometer work? (Mark all that apply)
IT REPORTS ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IN MILLIBARS OR INCHES
TRENDS IN THE BAROMETER (UP OR DOWN) CAN FORECAST CHANGES IN THE WEATHER
IT MEASURES THE RAINFALL IN INCHES
IT MEASURES THE FORCE EXERTED BY THE ATMOSPHERE ON A SUBSTANCE
9.In what layer of the atmosphere do humans live?
IONOSPHERE
STRATOSPHERE
MESOSPHERE
TROPOSPHERE
10.On the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, at which latitude are the sun's rays perpendicular to?
Group of answer choices
ANTARCTIC CIRCLE
EQUATOR
NORTH POLE
TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
TROPIC OF CANCER
11.What are the "constant gasses" in the atmosphere? (mark all that apply).