Quiz 2: Measuring, Monitoring and Describing the Earth

1. Which of the following statements is not correct?

(a) The Prime Meridian is 0 degrees of latitude.

(b) Lines of latitude are parallel.

(c) The Eastern hemisphere is defined by longitude.

(d) The Arctic circle is outside of the circle of illumination on December 22nd.

(e) The international date line is in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

  2. You are in a ship located at 20 degrees West. You want to sail to a time zone that is two hours earlier (sun time). You should sail:

(a) due south for two hours

(b) 15 degrees west

(c) 15 degrees east

(d) 30 degrees west

(e) 30 degrees east

  3. If City A is located west of city B, the time for City A is ________ than that at City B because the earth rotates from __________ when viewed from the North Pole.

(a) earlier; west to east (i.e. counterclockwise)

(b) earlier; east to west (i.e. clockwise)

(c) later; west to east (i.e. counterclockwise)

(d) later; east to west (i.e. clockwise)

  4. Remote sensing is

(a) a subjective determination of temperature.

(b) the monitoring of objects without physical contact.

(c) an earthbound technique, not used by satellites.

(d) based on the principle that surfaces must be physically handled and directly measured for study.

  5. Which of the following is an example of an active remote sensing device?

(a) film

(b) a video camera

(c) an infrared sensor

(d) radar

  6. A mercator map projection

(a) is known as a conic type of projection.

(b) greatly distorts the area of landmasses near the poles.

(c) is not good for navigation.

(d) results in an oval shaped depiction of the earth.

  7. An example of a small scale map would be:

(a) 1:50

(b) 1:5,000

(c) 1:50,000

(d) 1:5,000,000

  8. Which of the following is not true of GPS?

(a) GPS stands for 'Global Positioning Systems'.

(b) GPS are used by farmers.

(c) GPS use satellites and a hand held receiver to determine a position on earth.

(d) GPS can calculate elevation to within 250m.

  9. Which of the following is not true about a GIS:

(a) A GIS is a computer-based map.

(b) A GIS is an information management tool.

(c) One of the longest-operating and most extensive GIS systems is the University of Washington State-Wide data system.

(d) GIS can be applied to many different academic majors.

  10. Who was the first person to create a marine chronometer that helped ships accurately determine their longitude?

(a) John Harrison

(b) Edward Arnold

(c) Galileo Galilei

(d) Robert Harris