EARTH SCIENCE HONORS: topographic maps Flashcards
How can you tell a map shows a steep slope?
The lines are close to each other
What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?
gradual area
at which altitude will paloris be overhead
90 degrees ‘N
All of the United States is ____ of the Equator.
North
longitude measures ____ & _____
east and west
Contour Interval means ________________________
“what every line is worth”
The Poles are _________ One is ____ and the other is ______
90 º latitude
90 º North
90 º South
The Equator is _____
0 º latitude
longitude #s are located at the ____ and _____ of the map
top and bottom
for every 15 degrees of longitude there is a _____ difference in time
1 hour
compared to the weight of a person at the north pole, the weight of the person at the equator would be?
slightly less because the person is farther from the center of the earth
precise measurements of the earth indicate that its polar diameter is
shorter than its equatorial diameter
what is the exact shape of the earth
slightly flattened at the poles and slightly bulging at the equator
compared to the earths diameter from pole to pole the diameter through the equator is
greater
which temperature zone layer of earths atmosphere is shown in the cross section
troposphere
