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A longitude difference of 30° corresponds ideally to a time difference of:
A. 4 hours
B. 2 hours
C. 30 minutes
D. 1 hour
Correct Answer: B
At 15 degrees per hour, 30 degrees corresponds to two hours.
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A difference of 1° longitude corresponds to about:
A. 15 minutes
B. 60 minutes
C. 4 minutes of time
D. 1 minute
Correct Answer: C
Since 15 degrees equals one hour, one degree equals four minutes.
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Earth rotates through about how many degrees of longitude per hour?
A. 1°
B. 30°
C. 60°
D. 15°
Correct Answer: D
360 degrees divided by 24 hours equals 15 degrees per hour.
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Because Earth rotates west to east, local time is generally:
A. Later to the east
B. Later to the west
C. Same everywhere
D. Unrelated to longitude
Correct Answer: A
Places farther east encounter local noon earlier and generally have later clock time.
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Earth rotates from:
A. South to north
B. West to east
C. East to west
D. North to south
Correct Answer: B
Earth's eastward rotation causes the apparent westward movement of the Sun across the sky.
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Earth revolves around the Sun in approximately:
A. 30 days
B. 12 hours
C. 365.24 days
D. 24 hours
Correct Answer: C
Earth's orbital period is about 365.24 days, the basis for leap-year adjustment.
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Earth rotates once in approximately:
A. 12 hours
B. 30 days
C. 365 days
D. 24 hours
Correct Answer: D
One solar day is approximately 24 hours.
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Earth's axial tilt relative to the plane of its orbit is about:
A. 23.5°
B. 5°
C. 45°
D. 66.5°
Correct Answer: A
Earth's axis is tilted about 23.5 degrees from the perpendicular to its orbital plane.
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The Antarctic Circle is approximately at:
A. 90° N
B. 66.5° S
C. 23.5° S
D. 66.5° N
Correct Answer: B
The Antarctic Circle lies about 66.5 degrees south of the Equator.
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The Arctic Circle is approximately at:
A. 66.5° S
B. 90° S
C. 66.5° N
D. 23.5° N
Correct Answer: C
The Arctic Circle lies about 66.5 degrees north of the Equator.
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The Tropic of Capricorn is approximately at:
A. 23.5° N
B. 66.5° S
C. 0°
D. 23.5° S
Correct Answer: D
The Tropic of Capricorn lies about 23.5 degrees south of the Equator.
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The Tropic of Cancer is approximately at:
A. 23.5° N
B. 23.5° S
C. 66.5° N
D. 0°
Correct Answer: A
The Tropic of Cancer lies about 23.5 degrees north of the Equator.
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A great circle represents:
A. A contour of equal elevation
B. The shortest route between two points on a sphere
C. The longest possible route
D. A constant latitude route
Correct Answer: B
On a spherical surface, the shorter arc of a great circle gives the minimum-distance route.
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Any meridian together with the opposite meridian forms:
A. A contour
B. A rhumb line only
C. A great circle
D. A small circle
Correct Answer: C
Two opposite meridians make a complete great circle through Earth's center.
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The Equator is:
A. A small circle
B. A meridian pair only
C. A contour line
D. A great circle
Correct Answer: D
The Equator's plane passes through Earth's center, so it is a great circle.
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Which statement about meridians is correct?
A. They converge at the poles
B. They remain parallel everywhere
C. They measure latitude
D. They are smallest at the Equator
Correct Answer: A
All meridians meet at the North and South Poles.
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Which statement about parallels is correct?
A. They measure east-west position
B. They never meet one another
C. They converge at the poles
D. They are all great circles
Correct Answer: B
Parallels are parallel circles around Earth; they do not intersect.
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Lines of longitude are also called:
A. Contours
B. Isotherms
C. Meridians
D. Parallels
Correct Answer: C
Meridians run from pole to pole and converge at the poles.
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Lines of latitude are also called:
A. Meridians
B. Contours
C. Isobars
D. Parallels
Correct Answer: D
Parallels run east-west and remain parallel to the Equator.
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The maximum longitude measured east or west is:
A. 180°
B. 90°
C. 360°
D. 45°
Correct Answer: A
Longitude is measured from 0° to 180° east or west.