Globe/Seasons Problem Set Name The geographical ...

[Pages:2]Globe/Seasons Problem Set

Name_____________________________________

1. The geographical coordinates for Bangkok, Thailand are 13o N 140o E.

What is the altitude of the sun at the winter solstice?

Summer Solstice?

2. It is 5:00 pm in Providence on Monday. Determine the time and day for the following cities:

a. Bangkok, Thailand ? 13o N 140o E

Time

Day

b. Fairbanks, AK ? 65o N 130o W

Time

Day

3. To the right is a map of Fogo Island. Which of the following are true regarding the sky as it appears on Fogo? (More than one answer is possible.)

a) The sun rises in the east southeast horizon at the summer solstice.

b) Fogo experiences at least one day where the sun can be found directly overhead.

c) The sun can be found 52o above the northern horizon at the winter solstice.

d) More than one statement is correct.

4. The circumference of the Earth is 40,077 km and the circumference of the moon is 3480 km. Also, the

moon is a distance of 400,000 km from the earth. If a typical classroom globe is 97.0 cm in circumference,

what is the approximate size of the moon?

a) a grape

b) a golf ball

c) an orange

d) a pumpkin

5. At the vernal equinox a) day-time and night-time are each approximately 12 hours b) the sun rises directly in the east and sets directly in the west c) it is the beginning of autumn in the northern hemisphere d) all of the above e) a and b only

6. The illustration below represents the position of the earth and the direction of its axis, for each of the four seasons. On the diagram label the seasons. In the table indicate where the earth is at aphelion and perihelion, and where the speed of the earth is traveling fastest and slowest. For each season, also indicate the latitude on the surface of the earth where the sun would appear directly overhead.

Season Summer

Fall Spring Winter

Distance

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Speed

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Latitude

Sun

7. Plot and label a graph representing the changes in daylight hours for two locations:

a) a city that has a latitude located between the equator and the tropic of cancer.

b) a city that has a latitude located north of the arctic circle.

Daylight Hours

24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2

Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

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