Latitude, Longitude and Time Calculation - Question Bank
1. Which of the following is NOT a line of longitude?
2. Which of the following is NOT a line of latitude?
3. The Earth's axis is tilted at approximately what angle relative to its orbital plane?
4. If two cities are on the same line of longitude, what can be said about their time?
5. What is the approximate difference in latitude between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?
6. Which of the following lines is a 'small circle' rather than a 'great circle'?
7. What is the name given to the time zone that is 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)?
8. If a place is at 120 degrees West longitude, it is in which hemisphere?
9. If a place is at 60 degrees North latitude, it is in which hemisphere?
10. The system of time zones was established primarily to facilitate:
11. What is the significance of the Poles in terms of latitude and longitude?
12. The difference in longitude between two points is 180 degrees. What is the maximum possible time difference between them?
13. A location at 90 degrees South latitude is at the:
14. A location at 90 degrees North latitude is at the:
15. The line of latitude 66.5 degrees South is known as the:
16. The line of latitude 66.5 degrees North is known as the:
17. What is the term for the time in a specific time zone, usually based on the local mean solar time?
18. If it is 6:00 PM in Tokyo (near 140 degrees East longitude), what time is it approximately in London (near 0 degrees longitude)?
19. If it is 8:00 AM in London (near 0 degrees longitude), what time is it approximately in New York (near 75 degrees West longitude)?
20. What is the approximate time difference between two places that are 1 degree of longitude apart?
21. The line of longitude 180 degrees is also known as the:
22. The line of latitude 23.5 degrees South is known as the:
23. The line of latitude 23.5 degrees North is known as the:
24. If a city is located at 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude, it is situated in:
25. Which of the following longitudes is located in the Eastern Hemisphere?
26. Which of the following latitudes is located in the Southern Hemisphere?
27. The distance between two consecutive lines of latitude is approximately:
28. What is a 'Great Circle' in the context of latitude and longitude?
29. How many standard time zones are there theoretically across the globe?
30. Standard time zones are typically based on divisions of longitude approximately every:
31. The Earth's rotation causes day and night. This rotation is from:
32. What is the time difference between two places that are 45 degrees of longitude apart?
33. If it is 12:00 PM at the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude), what time is it at 30 degrees West longitude?
34. If it is 12:00 PM at the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude), what time is it at 15 degrees East longitude?
35. How many degrees of longitude does the Earth rotate in one hour?
36. The Earth rotates 360 degrees in approximately how many hours?
37. When you cross the International Date Line from west to east, what happens to the date?
38. When you cross the International Date Line from east to west, what happens to the date?
39. The International Date Line is approximately along which line of longitude?
40. What is the line of latitude that marks the most southern point where the sun can be directly overhead at noon?
41. What is the line of latitude that marks the most northern point where the sun can be directly overhead at noon?
42. How many degrees of longitude are there in total around the Earth?
43. What is the maximum value a longitude can reach?
44. What is the maximum value a latitude can reach?
45. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is measured in degrees of:
46. The distance north or south of the Equator is measured in degrees of:
47. What is the starting point for measuring longitude, designated as 0 degrees?
48. Lines of longitude run in which direction?
49. Lines of latitude run in which direction?
50. What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres called?