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measuring earth

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Which object best represents a true scale model of the shape of the Earth?

Back (Answer)

a ping pong ball

#2
Front (Question)

Which of the following is NOT evidence that supports Earth’s spherical shape?

Back (Answer)

the changing seasons

#3
Front (Question)

In which group are the spheres of Earth listed in order of increasing density?

Back (Answer)

atmosphere, hydrosphere,lithosphere

#4
Front (Question)

Which makes up most of Earth’s surface?

Back (Answer)

the Hydrosphere

#5
Front (Question)

The lower atmosphere and hydrosphere are bound to earth by

Back (Answer)

the force of gravity

#6
Front (Question)

what do the tropopause, stratopause, and mesopause all have in common?

Back (Answer)

each is an interface of 2 layers of the atmosphere

#7
Front (Question)

As depth within Earth’s interior increases, the

Back (Answer)

density, temperature, and pressure increase

#8
Front (Question)

Which spheres are zones of Earth’s Atmosphere?

Back (Answer)

Stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

#9
Front (Question)

The layer of bedrock near Earth’s surface that forms a continuous shell around Earth is called

Back (Answer)

lithosphere

#10
Front (Question)

Oxygen is the most abundant element by volume in Earth’s

Back (Answer)

crust

#11
Front (Question)

What is the approximate altitude of the mesopause in the atmosphere?

Back (Answer)

82 km

#12
Front (Question)

Which statement most accurately describes Earth’s atmosphere?

Back (Answer)

The atmosphere is layered, with each layer possessing distinct characteristics

#13
Front (Question)

Which layer of the earth app here contains no water vapor has an atmosphere pressure less than 0.1 atm and has an air temperature that increases with altitude ?

Back (Answer)

Thermosphere

#14
Front (Question)

The waters sphere of earth is known as

Back (Answer)

hydrosphere

#15
Front (Question)

Polaris is used as a celestial reference point for earths latitude system because Polaris?

Back (Answer)

Is located over earths axis of rotation

#16
Front (Question)

An airplane takes off from a location at 17s latitude and flies to a new location 55 due north of its starting point. What latitude has the airplane reached?

Back (Answer)

38 N

#17
Front (Question)

What happens to the altitude of Polaris as you travel north word?

Back (Answer)

Altitude increases

#18
Front (Question)

How are latitude and longitude lines drawn on a quote of earth?

Back (Answer)

Latitude lines are parallel and the latitude lines meet at the poles

#19
Front (Question)

What is the location of Binghamton New York?

Back (Answer)

42 06 N , 75 55 W

#20
Front (Question)

Which reference line passes through both the geographic north pole in the geographic south pole?

Back (Answer)

0 longitude

#21
Front (Question)

A person knows the sun time on the prime meridian in the local sun time. What did termination can be made?

Back (Answer)

Longitude at which the person is located

#22
Front (Question)

Which New York landscape region includes the location 43 30 N , 75 45 W?

Back (Answer)

Tug hill plateau

#23
Front (Question)

Which of earths plates has the weakest magnetic field strength?

Back (Answer)

South American plate

#24
Front (Question)

As gradient increases what happens to the distance between Isolines ?

Back (Answer)

It decreases