SCIENCE Q.4 Week 1 & 2

• Latitude and longitude are measured in degrees.
• Latitude are the lines that run from east to west but measure north to south.
• Longitude are lines that run from north to south but measure east to west.
• Latitude are imaginary lines that measure the distance from the equator.
• Celebes Sea is located in the southern part of the Philipillines
• The Equator is the imaginary line dividing the earth Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
• What is 90 Degrees latitude?

  North Pole
• Parallel is the another name for the line of latitude.
• International Date Line is a line of longitude where the date would change when crossed.
• South China Sea is the body of water found in the western part of the Philippines.
• The prime meridian passes through what country?

  England
• What zones on earth experience the four seasons?

  Temperate Zone
• Which is the correct order in giving the coordinates of a plane?

  Latitude, Longtitude
• Which directions do meridians of longitude measure?

  East to West
• Which is not true about Prime Meridian?

  Main line of latitude
• GPS stand for?

  Global Positioning System
• GPS satellites circle earth?

  Twice A Day
• What is the process of determining absolute or relative locations of points by measurement of distances, using the geometry of circles, spheres, or triangles?

  Trilateration
• 3d mapping program?

  Google Earth
• two-dimensional graphical representation of an area?

  Map
• three-dimensional spherical model of the earth?

  Globe
• best known parallel of latitude is the?

  Equator
• Latitude measure in?

  0 to 90 degrees
• Give the 7 parts of the earth's latitude.

  North Pole, Artic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, Antarctic Circle, South Pole
• Countries located in the tropics of cancer and Capricorn experiences?

  Tropical Climate - average temperature is above 18 degrees celcius
• This is where countries experience the four seasons?

  Northern Temperate Zone and Southern Temperate Zone
• This is where countries experience cold temperature all year around?

  Polar/Frigid Zone
• Where is the beginning line of longitude?

  Greenwich, England
• What is the term used for lines that show longitude?

  Meridian
• The meridian is?

  180 degrees west same as 180 east
• What are the specific positions on the map?

  Coordinates
• these are two angles measured in degrees?

  minutes of arc and second of arc
• Where is the International Date Line found?

  middle of the pacific ocean
• This is a system that is used to locate places using the degrees of latitude and longitude?

  Geographic Coordinate System
• Materials created and gathered from nature that humans use to survive and satisfy their needs?

  Natural Resources
• Two kinds of natural resources are?

  Renewable and Non-Renewable
• Resources that can grow again is?

  Renewable
• What are some examples of renewable resources?

  Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Hydropower, Biomass
• What are the resources that cannot be replaced once consumed?

  Nonrenewable
• What are some examples of Nonrenewable Resources?

  Oil, Coal, Natural Gas, Nuclear Energy