Coordinates Quiz Practice

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What is the time in New York City when it is noon in Denver?

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Which New York State city is located at 42°39' N 73°45' W?

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It is solar noon at location X. At which location will solar noon next occur?

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Shipwreck
In 1641, the crew of the ship Concepcion used the Sun and stars for navigation. The crew thought that the ship was just north of Puerto Rico, but ocean currents had carried them off course. The ship hit a coral reef and sank off the coast of the Dominican Republic. The Xon the map marks the location of the sunken ship.

What is the approximate latitude and longitude of the sunken ship?

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

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

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What is the observer's latitude?

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On the diagram, the latitudes are in 10°intervals. The longitudes are changing in intervals of 15°.

What is the latitude and longitude of point X?

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What is the latitude of the observer?

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

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Since Denver's longitude is 105° W and Utica's longitude is 75° W, sunrise in Denver occurs

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What is the approximate latitude and longitude of the graph largest crater?

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When the time of day for a certain ship at sea is 12 noon, the time of day at the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) is 5p.m. What is the ship's longitude?

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Of the following choices, the maximum a longitude reading is with correct units is

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What is the latitude and longitude of point L?

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On Earth, the solar time difference between point A and point B would be

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The dash line on the map below shows a ships route from Long Island, New York, to Florida. As the ship travel south, the star Polaris appears to lower in the northern sky each night.
Show me the map of the eastern part of the United States, the best explanation for the observation is that Polaris

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Which two observers would be experiencing the same apparent solar time?

(Solar time just means to ignore and politics or daylight savings. Just science only)

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Which statement about Polaris is best illustrated by the diagrams shown below?

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As a ship cross as the Prime Meridian, and observer on the ship measures the altitude of Polaris at 60°. What is the ship's location?

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What time is it in Greenwich, England (at 0° longitude), when it is Noon in Massena, New York, having a longitude of 75° west?

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With the aid of a GPS tracking device, a hiker covers 500 miles traveling due West, while maintaing a constant 45°N latitude bearing. During his travel, the angle of Polaris what have

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Which position would observe at sunrise first?

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Which position would observe at sunset first?

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What is the time in New York City when it is noon in Denver?

Which New York State city is located at 42°39' N 73°45' W?

It is solar noon at location X. At which location will solar noon next occur?

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

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

What is the observer's latitude?

On the diagram, the latitudes are in 10°intervals. The longitudes are changing in intervals of 15°.What is the latitude and longitude of point X?

What is the latitude of the observer?

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

Since Denver's longitude is 105° W and Utica's longitude is 75° W, sunrise in Denver occurs

What is the approximate latitude and longitude of the graph largest crater?

When the time of day for a certain ship at sea is 12 noon, the time of day at the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) is 5p.m. What is the ship's longitude?

Of the following choices, the maximum a longitude reading is with correct units is

What is the latitude and longitude of point L?

On Earth, the solar time difference between point A and point B would be

The dash line on the map below shows a ships route from Long Island, New York, to Florida. As the ship travel south, the star Polaris appears to lower in the northern sky each night.Show me the map of the eastern part of the United States, the best explanation for the observation is that Polaris

Which two observers would be experiencing the same apparent solar time?(Solar time just means to ignore and politics or daylight savings. Just science only)

Which statement about Polaris is best illustrated by the diagrams shown below?

As a ship cross as the Prime Meridian, and observer on the ship measures the altitude of Polaris at 60°. What is the ship's location?

What time is it in Greenwich, England (at 0° longitude), when it is Noon in Massena, New York, having a longitude of 75° west?

With the aid of a GPS tracking device, a hiker covers 500 miles traveling due West, while maintaing a constant 45°N latitude bearing. During his travel, the angle of Polaris what have

Which position would observe at sunrise first?

Which position would observe at sunset first?

What is the solar time difference between point 2 and 3?

On the diagram, the latitudes are in 10°intervals. The longitudes are changing in intervals of 15°.

What is the latitude and longitude of point X?

The dash line on the map below shows a ships route from Long Island, New York, to Florida. As the ship travel south, the star Polaris appears to lower in the northern sky each night.
Show me the map of the eastern part of the United States, the best explanation for the observation is that Polaris

Which two observers would be experiencing the same apparent solar time?

(Solar time just means to ignore and politics or daylight savings. Just science only)