The Diagram Below Shows an Observer on Earth

Name:______1) ____At which location is the altitude of Polaris approximately 42°? a) Niagara Falls b) Elmira c) Watertown d) Massena

2) ____The diagram shows an observer on Earth viewing the star Polaris. What is this observer’s latitude? a) 38° N b) 38° S c) 52° N d) 52° S

3) ____At which New York State location would an observer measure the highest altitude of Polaris? a) New York City b) Slide Mountain c) Niagara Falls d) Plattsburgh

4) ____The diagram shows latitude measurements every 10 degrees and longitude measurements every 15 degrees. What is the latitude and longitude of point X? a) 40° S 45° E b) 50° N 45° W c) 60° S 30° W d) 75° N 30° E

5) ____The Foucault pendulum provides evidence of Earth’s a) revolution around the Sun in a geocentric solar system b) revolution around the Sun in a heliocentric solar system c) rotation on its axis in a geocentric solar system d) rotation on its axis in a heliocentric solar system

6) ____The diagram below shows the latitude and longitude lines on Earth. Points A and B are locations on Earth’s surface. If it is 4 a.m. at location A, what time is it at location B? a) 10 a.m. b) 2 a.m. c) 6 a.m. d) 8 a.m.

Regents Review – Latitude & Longitude 1-1 Created: February 2010