Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time Short Answer Test Questions

Dava Sobel
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time Short Answer Test Questions

Dava Sobel
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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1. What toy does the narrator play with at the beginning of Chapter 1: Imaginary Lines?

2. The difference between longitude and latitude is that latitude lines _____________ each other.

3. In AD 150, who plotted lines of longitude and latitude?

4. In the earliest lines of latitude, what marked the zero-degree line?

5. The placement of the prime meridian was a ____________ decision.

6. What is the main difference in measuring longitude and latitude?

7. When measuring longitude, each hour of time difference between the ship and starting point marks a progress of how many degrees of longitude?

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