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Polaris, Longitude, Latitude, Time

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

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#1
Front (Question)

The Earth is slightly flattened from a perfect spherical shape because of..

Back (Answer)

It’s rotation

#2
Front (Question)

Which statement best explains the apparent sinking of this sailboat?

Back (Answer)

The sailboat is moving around the curved surface of Earth.

#3
Front (Question)

The Earth’s actual shape is most correctly described as..

Back (Answer)

An oblate sphere

#4
Front (Question)

What is the approximate altitude of Polaris at Syracuse, New York?

Back (Answer)

43 degrees

#5
Front (Question)

At which location would an observer not see Polaris in the night sky at any time during the year?

Back (Answer)

B, South America

#6
Front (Question)

At which location is the altitude of Polaris approximately 42°?

Back (Answer)

Elmira

#7
Front (Question)

The lines on which set of views best represent Earth’s latitude system?

Back (Answer)

Lines across (east to west) and icicle looking pattern NOT circle.

#8
Front (Question)

Which diagram represents the approximate altitude of Polaris as seen by an observer located in Syracuse, New York?

Back (Answer)

43 degrees

#9
Front (Question)

What is the latitude of the observer if Polaris is 20 degrees above the horizon?

Back (Answer)

20 degrees

#10
Front (Question)

If an observer on Earth views Polaris on the horizon, the observer is located at the..

Back (Answer)

Equator- 0 degrees

#11
Front (Question)

Why can’t you see Polaris from the South?

Back (Answer)

You can’t see it past the horizon. It’s the north star .

#12
Front (Question)

At which location will the highest altitude of the star Polaris be observed?

Back (Answer)

Arctic Circle

#13
Front (Question)

Arctic Circle is closest to 90 degrees which means..

Back (Answer)

90 degrees is the highest latitude

#14
Front (Question)

The North Star (Polaris) can be used for navigation in Earth’s Northern Hemisphere because..

Back (Answer)

the altitude of Polaris is equal to the observer’s latitude

#15
Front (Question)

As a ship crosses the Prime Meridian, the altitude of Polaris measured from the ship is 50°. What is the ship’s location?

Back (Answer)

50° north latitude 0° longitude

#16
Front (Question)

What two directions does a hurricane move?

Back (Answer)

Counterclockwise and inwards

#17
Front (Question)

As you increase the temperature of an object what happens to its density?

Back (Answer)

It decreases, molecules spread apart.

#18
Front (Question)

An object’s pressure changed from 940 mb to 869 mb. What happened to this object’s density?

Back (Answer)

Decreasing pressure, increase in density.

#19
Front (Question)

Altitude is what and only where?

Back (Answer)

Latitude in only the Northern Hemisphere

#20
Front (Question)

Zenith

Back (Answer)

Point above you

#21
Front (Question)

Polaris

Back (Answer)

Above the North Pole, the North Star

#22
Front (Question)

Latitude is measured in what two compass directions?

Back (Answer)

North and South

#23
Front (Question)

Latitude runs in what two compass directions?

Back (Answer)

East and West

#24
Front (Question)

Longitude is measured in what two compass directions?

Back (Answer)

East and West