Mr. Dowling's Interactive Quiz on Time and Space

A circle or sphere has ___ degrees.
1. 90
2. 180
3. 270
4. 360
5. 1000
Horizontal Lines that circle the globe from east to west are known as...
(You must select both correct answers)
1. Lines of Latitude.
2. Line of Longitude.
3. parallels
4. meridians
The Prime Meridian runs through here.
1. New York, New York
2. Washington, DC
3. Greenwich, England
4. Moscow, Russia
5. Paris, France
This line is about 180 degrees from the Prime Meridian.
1. The International Date Line
2. the equator
3. the North Pole
4. the South Pole
When it is noon at the Prime Meridian, what time is it along the International Date Line?
1. 12:00 p.m. (noon)
2. 6:00 p.m.
3. 9:00 p.m.
4. 12:00 a.m. (midnight)
5. 6:00 a.m.
6. 7:00 a.m.
The United States is in these two hemispheres.
1. Eastern and Southern
2. Eastern and Western
3. Eastern and Northern
4. Western and Northern
5. Western and Southern
This is often the longest day of the year in the Northern Hempishere.
1. March 21
2. June 21
3. September 21
4. December 21
5. December 31
This city is at 27 degrees North, 80 degrees West.
1. West Palm Beach, Florida
2. Greenwich, England
3. New York, New York
4. Paris, France
5. Moose Jaw, Ontario, Canada
The northern part of this state is called the “Land of the Midnight Sun” because it never gets dark during the summer months.
1. Alaska
2. Florida
3. Connecticut
4. Hawaii
5. California
The United States is not in this time zone.
1. Eastern
2. Central
3. Mountain
4. Pacific
5. Atlantic
In a leap year, the extra day is
1. January 32
2. February 29
3. July 1
4. September 31
5. December 31
This time zone is the most frequently used by people communicating across different parts of the globe.
1. Eastern Standard Time
2. Eastern Daylight Time
3. The International Date Line
4. Greenwich Mean Time
We have a leap year about every ______ years.
1. two
2. three
3. four
4. five
5. six
This ancient Greek is remembered as the Father of Natural Science. He believed he could understand the world using logic and reason.
1. Aristotle
2. Ptolemy
3. Gerardus Mercator
4. Nicholas Copernicus
5. Benjamin Franklin
6. Isaac Newton
7. Galileo Galilei
This Polish priest suggested that the earth revolved around the sun.
1. Aristotle
2. Benjamin Franklin
3. Ptolemy
4. Nicholas Copernicus
5. Gerardus Mercator
6. Isaac Newton
7. Galileo Galilei
His theory of gravity explained why people did not fall off the earth.
1. Aristotle
2. Benjamin Franklin
3. Ptolemy
4. Nicholas Copernicus
5. Gerardus Mercator
6. Isaac Newton
7. Galileo Galilei
This Italian scientist discovered what scientists today call isochronism, and his observations led to the development of the pendulum clock.
1. Aristotle
2. Benjamin Franklin
3. Ptolemy
4. Gerardus Mercator
5. Gerardus Mercator
6. Ptolemy
7. Isaac Newton
8. Galileo Galilei
He created a map where parallels and meridians cross at right angles.
1. Aristotle
2. Nicholas Copernicus
3. Ptolemy
4. Benjamin Franklin
5. Gerardus Mercator
6. Isaac Newton
7. Galileo Galilei
This American suggested Daylight Saving Time.
1. Benjamin Franklin
2. Gerardus Mercator
3. Ptolemy
4. Galileo Galilei
5. Isaac Newton
6. Aristotle
They are caused by the tilt of the earth.
1. days
2. weeks
3. seasons
4. years
They occur when the earth travels completely around the sun.
1. days
2. weeks
3. seasons
4. years
They occur because the earth is spinning on an axis.
1. days
2. weeks
3. seasons
4. years

Mr. Dowling's Interactive Quiz on Time and Space

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