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What allows us to pinpoint locations on the surface of the earth?
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Why are latitude and longitude on earth?
To establish precise locations for any point on the earth's surface.
What type of opening in the earth's surface allows melted rock to flow out?
A volcano or volcanic vent is an opening in the earth's surface that allows melted rock (lava) to flow out.
What is the opening in the earth's crust that allows magma to reach the surface?
Vents
If two locations on the surface of the earth have the same local times they can be said to have the same?
Longitude.
What does the earth have that allows the latitude of an observer on earth's surface to be determined by measuring altitude of Polaris?
Axial tilt.spherical shape
Why do geographers use a grid system?
to identify the precise location of any place on earth
What was the goal of the program?
To land a man on the surface of the moon, with a pinpoint landing and return him safely to the earth.
Why do Planetary Geologists assign Longitude and Latitude lines on other planetary bodies besides earth?
For the same reasons they do so on earth. To pinpoint locations.
What was the goal of the Apollo program?
To land a man on the surface of the moon, with a pinpoint landing and return him safely to the earth.
A representation of the earth's surface or part of the earth's surface?
A representation of the earth's surface or part of the earth's surface is referred to as a map. There are different types of maps that will represent varied data and different locations.
Is Japan on the side of the earth?
All locations on the surface of the planet is considered on the side of the earth. The earth is round and the outer surface is a side.
Why are latitude and longitude on earth?
To establish precise locations for any point on the earth's surface.
What type of opening in the earth's surface allows melted rock to flow out?
A volcano or volcanic vent is an opening in the earth's surface that allows melted rock (lava) to flow out.
What is the opening in the earth's crust that allows magma to reach the surface?
Vents
Why is it important that you have lines of longitude and latitude?
So you can find precise locations on the Earth's surface.
What is the geographic locations of the deserts biomes?
1/3 of earth surface is covered with deserts!!
Can mountains on the Earths surface form in random locations with no relation to the Earth's plates?
true
