Earth Science Chapter Notes and Worksheets
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1 Polar : accurate at the poles Accurate at the equator Accurate mid latitudes Latitude= 0 degrees to 90N or 90S Longitude = 0 degrees to 180 E or W
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UntitledAccurate at the equator
Accurate mid latitudes
Latitude= 0 degrees to 90N or 90S Longitude = 0 degrees to 180 E or W
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Black: 0 o , 0 o
Green: 75o N, 30o E
Red: 30o S, 90o W
Blue: 60o N, 30o W
S, W S, E
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S, W S, E
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Index Contour: every 5th contour line that is darker and usually labelled with the elevation
F=
E=
P=
40 ft
80 ft
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A. Contour interval? B. Max elevation of Round Hill / High Hill? C. Direction river is flowing? D. Number of hills? E. Elevation of pit?
Contour lines form "V"s that point upstream when they cross a river.
Brown lines
20 ft 361 379 ft / 461 479 ft North 2 160 ft
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90 % of the material in the disk became the Sun
young
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Iron/Nickel
10,0000 F Earth's Interior 6,0000 F Surface of the Sun
6 60 miles thick
Source of the Earth's Magnetosphere protects Earth from the harmful radiation from the Sun.
because of the solid core spinning inside the liquid core
ne
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0
18 hr daylight 6 hr night
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Summer
Winter
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Rotation= 24 hr day (axis spin) Revolution = season changes / year (motion around the Sun)
equator
~12 hours day and night
~12 hours day and night
18 hrs darkness 6 hrs daylight
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I. Modeling the Planet
A. Maps can be constructed using different angles of view. A projection is a 2dimensional representation of 3D world. The following are examples of map projections:
1. Gnomonic or Planar projection
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Accurate mid latitudes
Latitude= 0 degrees to 90N or 90S Longitude = 0 degrees to 180 E or W
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Black: 0 o , 0 o
Green: 75o N, 30o E
Red: 30o S, 90o W
Blue: 60o N, 30o W
S, W S, E
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S, W S, E
5
Index Contour: every 5th contour line that is darker and usually labelled with the elevation
F=
E=
P=
40 ft
80 ft
6
A. Contour interval? B. Max elevation of Round Hill / High Hill? C. Direction river is flowing? D. Number of hills? E. Elevation of pit?
Contour lines form "V"s that point upstream when they cross a river.
Brown lines
20 ft 361 379 ft / 461 479 ft North 2 160 ft
7
8
90 % of the material in the disk became the Sun
young
9
Iron/Nickel
10,0000 F Earth's Interior 6,0000 F Surface of the Sun
6 60 miles thick
Source of the Earth's Magnetosphere protects Earth from the harmful radiation from the Sun.
because of the solid core spinning inside the liquid core
ne
11
0
18 hr daylight 6 hr night
16
Summer
Winter
17
Rotation= 24 hr day (axis spin) Revolution = season changes / year (motion around the Sun)
equator
~12 hours day and night
~12 hours day and night
18 hrs darkness 6 hrs daylight
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I. Modeling the Planet
A. Maps can be constructed using different angles of view. A projection is a 2dimensional representation of 3D world. The following are examples of map projections:
1. Gnomonic or Planar projection
Attachments
HotHotHot.wma
Attachments Page 1