Form 10: Prime Meridian and Time Zone Basics Exercise

Form 10: Prime Meridian and Time Zone Basics

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Form 10: Prime Meridian and Time Zone Basics

Discover the Prime Meridian and how it forms the basis for time zones around the world. Learn how longitude influences local time differences.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    What special line of longitude is measured at 0 degrees?

  2. MultiChoice

    The Prime Meridian splits the globe into which two hemispheres?

  3. WordsBox

    The Prime Meridian serves as the zero point for ____ and starting marker for world time ____

  4. MultiChoice

    In which hemisphere is Europe primarily located relative to the Prime Meridian?

  5. MultiChoice

    In which hemisphere is North America located relative to the Prime Meridian?

  6. WordsBox

    As Earth rotates daily, lines of longitude help determine local clock ____ in different time ____

  7. MultiChoice

    What line lies opposite the Prime Meridian on the globe at 180 degrees longitude?

  8. MultiChoice

    If you travel east from the Prime Meridian, what hemisphere are you in?

  9. WordsBox

    The Prime Meridian passes through the royal observatory in ____ located in the country of ____

  10. MultiChoice

    Are longitude lines spaced farthest apart at the Equator or at the Poles?

  11. MultiChoice

    How many total degrees of longitude circle the entire Earth?

  12. WordsBox

    Longitude degree lines wrap completely around Earth's sphere in three hundred sixty ____ of distance ____