Earth Science: Chapter 2 Assessment
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1 Earth Science: Chapter 2 Assessment Do not write on this text booklet. Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet. SECTION 1: Multiple Choice (50 points) Choose the letter of the BEST answer choice. 1. Where are you MOST LIKELY to find a current event article about Earth Science? The article must be LESS THAN ONE WEEK OLD!! a. Monthly magazine b. Internet search c. Encyclopedia d. Both a and b 2. Which of the following articles would MOST LIKELY give you the best, most factual and relevant information for an Earth Science project on tracking hurricanes? a. Hurricane Katrina Recovery b. New US hurricane threat sends energy prices soaring - c. National Weather Service: National Hurricane Center - d. Bush gets ground tour of Katrina damage 3. Which of the following answer choices best represents the correct order of the steps we have taken to conduct a laboratory activity in Earth Science class? a. I. Background Research, II. Purpose, III. Materials, IV. Procedure b. I. Purpose, II. Background Research, III. Materials, IV. Procedure c. I. Procedure, II. Purpose, III. Background Research, IV. Materials d. I. Materials, II. Background Research, III. Purpose, IV. Procedure 4. Chapter 2 is about: a. Snowboarding b. Bananas c. Mapping d. Planets 5. The science of making maps is called: a. Meteorology b. Topography c. Remote Sensing d. Cartography 6. Cartographers use to transfer 3-dimensional information onto a 2-dimensional piece of paper. a. Map Legend b. Projections c. Map Scale d. Globe
2 7. The process of collecting data about Earth from far above Earth s surface is called. a. Remote Sensing b. Photography c. Satellite d. Topography 8. How many time zones are there in the world? a. 12 b. 18 c. 24 d What type of map will help a hiker to avoid steep hills on her hike? a. Road map b. Weather map c. Earthquake map d. Topographic map 10. If you travel WEST across the International Date Line (from Los Angeles to Tokyo) you would move your calendar. a. backwards 2 days b. forward 12 hours c. forward one day d. backwards one day 11. If 60 seconds = 1 minute and 60 minutes = 1 degree, how many seconds are in 1 degree (1 )? a. 111 b. 60 c. 100 d A explains what the symbols of a map represent. a. Title b. Scale c. Projection d. Legend 13. How many satellites are in the GPS? a. 24 b. 50 c. 6 d What is the electromagnetic spectrum? a. Frequencies measured by satellites b. energy emitted from Earth c. the arrangement of electromagnetic radiation according to wavelengths d. visible light 15. What type of map shows changes in elevation on the Earth s surface? a. Mercator projection b. Gnomonic projection c. Topographic map d. GPS 16. How are places on Earth located in an east or west direction? a. lines of latitude b. lines of longitude c. the tropic of Capricorn d. the equator
3 17. The use of sound waves to detect and measure objects underwater is called: a. lidar b. radar c. nascar d. sonar 18. What is the reference point for lines of latitude? a. The equator b. The prime meridian c. The International date line d. The 180 degree meridian 19. What is 0 º longitude called? a. the International Date Line b. the prime meridian c. the equator d. the tropic of Capricorn 20. What is a contour line? a. It is used to calculate the map's scale. b. It is a line that connects points of equal elevation. c. It is used to make a gnomonic projection. d. It is an explanation of a map s symbols. 21. What is the distance of 1 longitude? a. 60 km. b. It is always 111 km. c. 360 km. d. It changes from 111 km to a point. 22. The north pole is at latitude. a. 90º N b. 90º S c. 0º d. 180º W 23. The electromagnetic spectrum is used for: a. getting a suntan b. getting an X-ray of a broken bone c. mapping the sea floor d. All of the above 24. If you were flying directly south from the north pole and reached 70 north latitude, how many more degrees of latitude would be left to pass over before you reached the south pole? a. 70 b. 110 c. 160 d. 360
4 25. Which answer choice best completes the concept map about REMOTE SENSING? a. A = Landsat Satellite B = GPS C = Topex/Poseidon satellite b. A = GPS B = Landsat satellite C = Topex/Poseidon satellite c. A = Topex/Poseidon satellite d. A = Topex/Poseidon satellite B = GPS B = Landsat Satellite C = Landsat satellite C = GPS REMOTE SENSING A B C Uses visible light and infrared radiation to map Earth s surface Uses microwaves to determine location of user Uses radar to map ocean floor
5 SECTION 2: Matching (25 points) Choose the letter of the BEST answer choice. Match the picture with the name of the map projection it represents: 26. A. CONIC PROJECTION 27. B. GNOMONIC PROJECTION 28. C. MERCATOR PROJECTION
6 Match the name of the feature with the letter that points to it on the diagram: A 29. NORTH POLE B P1 P2 C 30. EQUATOR 31. TROPIC OF CANCER 32. PRIME MERIDIAN 33. SOUTH POLE D 34. TROPIC OF CAPRICORN E Use the diagram above to answer the following question: 35. Which of the following coordinates describes point P1? a. 30 N, 60 W b. 30 N, 60 E c. 30 S, 60 W d. 30 S, 60 E F 36. Which of the following coordinates best describes point P2? a. 60 N, 60 W b. 60 N, 60 E c. 60 S, 60 W d. 60 S, 60 E
7 Match the topographic map to the profile it represents Match the map legend symbol to what it represents on a map
8 Match the vocabulary word with its definition. 44. Contour Line A. Ratio between distances on a map and actual distances on the surface of the Earth. 45. Prime Meridian B. 180 degree meridian that serves as the transition line for calendar days. 46. Map Scale C. Distance in degrees north or south of the equator. 47. Contour Interval D. A line that connects points of equal elevation on a topographic map. 48. International Date Line E. Difference in elevation between two side-byside contour lines. 49. Latitude F. Reference line of longitude. Answer the following question on your answer sheet, not on this paper. 50. Put the following SIX words in a BUBBLE MAP format. Use ALL of them. Cartography Equator International Date Line Latitude Longitude Prime Meridian
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