Q. If a person travels from 30 degrees North to 30 degrees South, how many degrees of latitude have they crossed?
A.
30 degrees
B.
60 degrees
C.
90 degrees
D.
120 degrees
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Solution
The total distance crossed is 30 + 30 = 60 degrees of latitude.
Correct Answer:
B
— 60 degrees
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Q. If a person travels from 30° N to 30° S latitude, how many degrees of latitude have they crossed? (2023)
A.
30 degrees
B.
60 degrees
C.
90 degrees
D.
120 degrees
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Solution
The total distance crossed is 30° N to the Equator (30 degrees) and then to 30° S (another 30 degrees), totaling 60 degrees.
Correct Answer:
B
— 60 degrees
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Q. If a person travels from 60° West to 30° East, how many hours ahead or behind will they be? (2023)
A.
5 hours ahead
B.
6 hours ahead
C.
7 hours behind
D.
8 hours behind
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Solution
The total change in longitude is 60 + 30 = 90 degrees. 90/15 = 6 hours ahead.
Correct Answer:
B
— 6 hours ahead
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Q. If a place is located at 120°W longitude, what is its time difference from GMT?
A.
-8 hours
B.
-7 hours
C.
-6 hours
D.
-5 hours
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Solution
120°W corresponds to 120 / 15 = 8 hours behind GMT, hence -8 hours.
Correct Answer:
A
— -8 hours
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Q. If a place is located at 120°W longitude, what is its time offset from UTC?
A.
UTC-8
B.
UTC-7
C.
UTC-6
D.
UTC-5
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Solution
120°W corresponds to UTC-8, as each 15° represents one hour.
Correct Answer:
A
— UTC-8
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Q. If a place is located at 120°W longitude, what is the time difference from GMT?
A.
-8 hours
B.
-7 hours
C.
-6 hours
D.
-5 hours
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Solution
120°W corresponds to a time difference of 120° * 4 minutes = 480 minutes = 8 hours behind GMT.
Correct Answer:
A
— -8 hours
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Q. If a place is located at 120°W, what is its time difference from GMT?
A.
-8 hours
B.
-7 hours
C.
-6 hours
D.
-5 hours
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Solution
120°W is 120/15 = 8 hours behind GMT, hence -8 hours.
Correct Answer:
A
— -8 hours
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Q. If a place is located at 45°N latitude and 90°W longitude, what is its approximate time offset from UTC?
A.
UTC-5
B.
UTC-6
C.
UTC-7
D.
UTC-8
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Solution
90°W corresponds to a time offset of 90 * 4 = 360 minutes or 6 hours behind UTC, hence UTC-6.
Correct Answer:
B
— UTC-6
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Q. If a place is located at 45°N latitude, what is the maximum angle of elevation of the sun at noon during the summer solstice?
A.
45°
B.
60°
C.
75°
D.
90°
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Solution
At the summer solstice, the sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer (23.5°N). The maximum angle of elevation at 45°N is 90° - (45° - 23.5°) = 75°.
Correct Answer:
C
— 75°
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Q. If a plane travels from 30°N to 30°S along the same longitude, how many degrees of latitude does it cover?
A.
30°
B.
60°
C.
90°
D.
120°
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Solution
The plane travels from 30°N to 0° (the equator) and then to 30°S, covering a total of 30° + 30° = 60° of latitude.
Correct Answer:
B
— 60°
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Q. If a plane travels from 30°N to 30°S along the same meridian, how many degrees of latitude does it cover?
A.
60°
B.
30°
C.
90°
D.
45°
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Solution
The plane covers from 30°N to 0° (equator) and then to 30°S, totaling 30° + 30° = 60°.
Correct Answer:
A
— 60°
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Q. If a plane travels from 30°W to 30°E, how many degrees of longitude does it cross?
A.
30°
B.
60°
C.
90°
D.
120°
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Solution
The total distance crossed is |30°W| + |30°E| = 30° + 30° = 60°.
Correct Answer:
B
— 60°
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Q. If a plane travels from 60°E to 60°W, how many hours will it take to adjust the time?
A.
8 hours
B.
10 hours
C.
12 hours
D.
14 hours
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Solution
The total angular distance is 60° + 60° = 120°. 120° / 15° = 8 hours.
Correct Answer:
B
— 10 hours
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Q. If a plane travels from 60°E to 60°W, how many hours will it take to cross this distance if it travels at a speed of 15° per hour?
A.
8 hours
B.
10 hours
C.
12 hours
D.
15 hours
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Solution
The total distance is 60° + 60° = 120°. At 15° per hour, it will take 120 / 15 = 8 hours.
Correct Answer:
B
— 10 hours
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Q. If a plane travels from 60°W to 60°E, how many hours ahead or behind will it be?
A.
12 hours ahead
B.
12 hours behind
C.
6 hours ahead
D.
6 hours behind
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Solution
The total difference is 60° + 60° = 120°, which is 8 hours ahead.
Correct Answer:
A
— 12 hours ahead
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Q. If a plane travels from 60°W to 60°E, how many hours will it take to cross the time zones assuming it travels through 15° per hour?
A.
8 hours
B.
10 hours
C.
12 hours
D.
14 hours
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Solution
The total distance is 60° + 60° = 120°. At 15° per hour, it will take 120° / 15° = 8 hours.
Correct Answer:
C
— 12 hours
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Q. If a plane travels from a location at 30 degrees East to a location at 30 degrees West, how many degrees of longitude does it cross?
A.
30 degrees
B.
60 degrees
C.
90 degrees
D.
120 degrees
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Solution
The total distance crossed is 30 + 30 = 60 degrees of longitude.
Correct Answer:
B
— 60 degrees
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Q. If a plane travels from a location at 30° West longitude to a location at 60° East longitude, what is the total angular distance in degrees? (2023)
A.
90 degrees
B.
120 degrees
C.
150 degrees
D.
180 degrees
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Solution
The total angular distance is 30 + 60 = 90 degrees, but since they are on opposite sides of the Prime Meridian, the total is 180 degrees.
Correct Answer:
D
— 180 degrees
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Q. If a plane travels from a location at 30°N, 60°W to 30°N, 60°E, how many degrees of longitude does it cross?
A.
60°
B.
90°
C.
120°
D.
150°
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Solution
The plane crosses from 60°W to 60°E, which is a total of 60° + 60° = 120° of longitude.
Correct Answer:
A
— 60°
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Q. If a plane travels from a location at 60° W longitude to a location at 30° E longitude, how many degrees of longitude does it cross? (2023)
A.
90 degrees
B.
120 degrees
C.
150 degrees
D.
180 degrees
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Solution
The total distance crossed is 60 + 30 = 90 degrees.
Correct Answer:
B
— 120 degrees
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Q. If a plane travels from a location at 60°E to 120°E, how many time zones does it cross? (2023)
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Solution
The time difference is (120° - 60°) / 15° = 4 hours, which corresponds to crossing 3 time zones.
Correct Answer:
B
— 3
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Q. If a plane travels from a location at 60°W to 60°E, how many degrees of longitude does it cross?
A.
120°
B.
180°
C.
240°
D.
300°
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Solution
The total distance crossed is 60° + 60° = 120°.
Correct Answer:
B
— 180°
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Q. If a plane travels from a location at 60°W to a location at 30°E, what is the total change in longitude? (2023)
A.
90°
B.
120°
C.
150°
D.
180°
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Solution
The total change in longitude is 60° + 30° = 90°.
Correct Answer:
B
— 120°
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Q. If it is 10:00 AM at 90°W, what is the time at 60°E?
A.
1:00 PM
B.
2:00 PM
C.
3:00 PM
D.
4:00 PM
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Solution
The total difference is 90° + 60° = 150°. Therefore, the time difference is 150° / 15° = 10 hours. So, it is 10:00 AM + 10 hours = 8:00 PM.
Correct Answer:
C
— 3:00 PM
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Q. If it is 10:00 AM at 90°W, what time is it at 30°E?
A.
2:00 PM
B.
3:00 PM
C.
4:00 PM
D.
5:00 PM
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Solution
The total distance is 90° + 30° = 120°. The time difference is 120° * 4 minutes = 480 minutes = 8 hours. Therefore, 10:00 AM + 8 hours = 6:00 PM.
Correct Answer:
C
— 4:00 PM
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Q. If it is 12:00 noon at the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude), what time is it at 45 degrees East longitude? (2020)
A.
6:00 AM
B.
12:00 PM
C.
6:00 PM
D.
3:00 PM
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Solution
At 45 degrees East, it is 45/15 = 3 hours ahead. Therefore, it is 12:00 PM + 3 hours = 3:00 PM.
Correct Answer:
C
— 6:00 PM
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Q. If it is 12:00 noon at the Prime Meridian (0° longitude), what time is it at 120°E longitude? (2020)
A.
4:00 PM
B.
6:00 PM
C.
8:00 PM
D.
10:00 PM
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Solution
At 120°E, the time is 120° / 15° = 8 hours ahead of GMT. Therefore, it is 12:00 noon + 8 hours = 8:00 PM.
Correct Answer:
C
— 8:00 PM
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Q. If it is 12:00 noon at the Prime Meridian (0° longitude), what time is it at 45°E longitude?
A.
2:30 PM
B.
3:00 PM
C.
12:30 PM
D.
1:00 PM
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Solution
Each degree of longitude represents 4 minutes of time. Therefore, at 45°E, it is 45 * 4 = 180 minutes or 3 hours ahead, making it 3:00 PM.
Correct Answer:
B
— 3:00 PM
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Q. If it is 12:00 noon at the Prime Meridian (0° longitude), what time is it at 75°W longitude?
A.
6:00 AM
B.
7:00 AM
C.
8:00 AM
D.
9:00 AM
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Solution
Each degree of longitude represents 4 minutes of time. 75°W = 75 * 4 = 300 minutes = 5 hours. Therefore, it is 12:00 noon - 5 hours = 7:00 AM.
Correct Answer:
C
— 8:00 AM
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Q. If it is 12:00 noon at the Prime Meridian (0° longitude), what time is it at 90° East longitude? (2020)
A.
6:00 AM
B.
12:00 PM
C.
6:00 PM
D.
12:00 AM
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Solution
90° East is 6 hours ahead of the Prime Meridian (90/15 = 6), so it is 6:00 PM.
Correct Answer:
C
— 6:00 PM
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