7th Grade Science Quiz On Earth! Trivia
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- 1.The 'official' shape of the earth is:
- A.
Sphere
- B.
Cylinder
- C.
Oblate spheroid
- D.
Round
- 2.The earth bulges in the middle because of
- A.
Tides
- B.
Latitude and longitude
- C.
Revolution
- D.
Rotation
- 3.0 degrees latitude references:
- A.
The north pole
- B.
The prime meridian
- C.
The equator
- D.
Tropic of Cancer
- 4.Lines of longitude run:
- A.
East and West
- B.
North and South
- C.
Southeast to Northwest
- D.
Anywhere they want
- 5.90 degrees North latitude is another name for:
- A.
The equator
- B.
The prime meridian
- C.
The North Pole
- D.
Buffalo, NY
- 6.Lines of Latitude can also be called:
- A.
Meridians
- B.
Parallels
- C.
Imaginary lines
- D.
Revolution
- 7.Which of the following is NOT a piece of evidence to indicate the shape of the earth?
- A.
Pictures from Space
- B.
Early Explorers
- C.
The shadow on the moon
- D.
Ships sinking into the horizon
- 8.'The thin layer of water on or near the surface of the earth'; describes which vocabulary word?
- A.
Atmosphere
- B.
Lithosphere
- C.
Moho
- D.
Hydrosphere
- 9.Topographic maps measure:
- A.
Elevation change
- B.
Latitude and longitude
- C.
Temperature
- D.
Weather
- 10.
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30 degrees South latitude x 135 degrees East longitude describes which country?- A.
Canada
- B.
Greenland
- C.
Australia
- D.
Spain
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