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GEOG 103 - Lab test 1

  1. What is a parallel?
    A line that connects all points of the same latitude.
  2. What are the subdivisions for latitude and longitude?
    • 1 degree (°) = 60 minutes
    • 1 minute (') = 60 seconds ('')
  3. Scientific notation is used for numbers greater and less than what?
    • Greater than 999
    • Less than 0.01
  4. How is scientific notation written in conventional format?
    X.XX x 10*
  5. What is 10,800,000 in scientific notation?
    1.08 x 10 to the power of 7
  6. What is 378.0 x 10 to the power of -2 in scientific notation?
    3.78 x 10 to the power of 0
  7. What must be included in all graphs?
    • 1. Title (what variables are being compared, where, and when the data was collected)
    • 2. Labeled axes including units
    • 3. Legend (if applicable)
  8. Where should your name be on the graph?
    Lower right hand corner
  9. What button on the calculator do you use for exponents in scientific notation?
    Y×
  10. What are the dates of the solstices and equinoxes?
    • Winter / December solstice : December 21-22.
    • Subsolar point: Tropic of Capricorn 23.5°S

    • Vernal / March equinox: March 20-21
    • Subsolar point: Equator 0°

    • Summer / June solstice: June 20-21
    • Subsolar point: Tropic of Cancer 23.5°N

    • Autumnal / September equinox: September 22-23
    • Subsolar point: Equator 0°
  11. What is the circle of illumination?
    The line that separates day from night on earth
  12. What direction does the earth rotate?
    From West to East
  13. What are the 6 temperature controls?
    • 1. Latitude
    • 2. Altitude
    • 3. Land-water heating differences
    • 4. Albedo
    • 5. Cloud cover
    • 6. Time of year/day
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