Starter quiz

  • ______ is the line of longitude at 0 degrees, from which the other lines of longitude are measured east and west.
    • 'Prime Meridian' ✓
  • Webcams give geographers information about ...
    • the weather.  ✓
    • what people are doing.  ✓
    • the line of latitude.
    • what time of day it is.  ✓
  • Earth is divided into ______ standard meridians, at intervals of 15˚.
    • 12
    • 24  ✓
    • 36
  • Which of these statements are correct?
    • time zones to the west of the Prime Meridian are minus UTC  ✓
    • time zones to the east of the Prime Meridian are minus UTC
    • time zones to the west of the Prime Meridian are UTC plus
    • time zones to the east of the Prime Meridian are UTC plus  ✓
  • Order the time zones based on their distance from the Prime Meridian (UTC) starting with the closest.
    • 1
      +1
    • 2
      -4
    • 3
      +7
    • 4
      +8
    • 5
      -12
  • Why are there 24 time zones?
    • Earth takes 24 hours to rotate 15°.
    • Earth takes one hour to rotate 15°.  ✓
    • Earth takes one hour to rotate 360°.
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