Columbus and Lines of Latitude and Longitude

Question 1 of 17

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Columbus discovered the Eastern Route to the Indies.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 2 of 17

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The Indies, known as the , (consisting of , and ) were so enticing due to all the such as that was found there.

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Question 3 of 17

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Columbus' motivation for finding a sea route to the Indies was that if he found a sea route to the Indies in a , he would get a . Doing this continiously would make him the was his thinking.

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Question 4 of 17

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The scientific evidence that Colombus knew that the Earth was round was that during his voyages, . If the earth were flat, . Instead, he would have seen the .

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Question 5 of 17

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Columbus argued with the professor's about

Select one of the following:

whether the Earth was round
the Earth's size
life
all of the above

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Question 6 of 17

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Columbus felt that the Earth was only 30,000 kilometers around.

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True
False

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Question 7 of 17

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The scholars argued with Columbus that the earth was around, making .

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Question 8 of 17

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The first island Columbus reached were the , which was part of the .

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Question 9 of 17

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Columbus was lucky that they landed on the because if he had not, he and his crew would have

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Question 10 of 17

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What year did Bartholomeu find the route to the Indies?

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1488
1384
1902
1500

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Question 11 of 17

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They had no idea that North America, South America, Central America, or the Caribbean Islands existed. They thought that the great Ocean Sea to the west of Portugal extended West an undetermined distance.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 12 of 17

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In 1492, Columbus and his crew set sail in three tiny boats....

Select one or more of the following:

the Niña
the Maria
the Santa Maria
the Olivia
the Pinta
the Fiona

Explanation

Question 13 of 17

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Lines of longitude begin at the ( Prime Maria, Equator, Horizon, Prime Meridian ). (0 degrees) Lines of latitude run ( west and north, east and west, north and south, south and east )

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Question 14 of 17

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The equator is the ( frame of reference, point, horizon, idk ) for the latitude line.

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Question 15 of 17

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Line of latitude are numbered from ( 10 degrees, 0 degrees, 302 degrees, 180 degrees ) at the equator to ( 90 degrees, 180 degrees, 40 degrees, 60 degrees ) N.L. at the North Pole.

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Question 16 of 17

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Latitude lines run ( north/east, south/west, north/south, east/west ) but they measure north or south of the equator (0 degrees) splitting the earth into the northern hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.

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7th grade Science Quiz on Columbus and Lines of Latitude and Longitude, created by Fiona Gumaroy on 29/09/2016.

Columbus and Lines of Latitude and Longitude

Question 1 of 17

Columbus discovered the Eastern Route to the Indies.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 17

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The Indies, known as the , (consisting of , and ) were so enticing due to all the such as that was found there.

Explanation

Question 3 of 17

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Columbus' motivation for finding a sea route to the Indies was that if he found a sea route to the Indies in a , he would get a . Doing this continiously would make him the was his thinking.

Explanation

Question 4 of 17

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The scientific evidence that Colombus knew that the Earth was round was that during his voyages, . If the earth were flat, . Instead, he would have seen the .

Explanation

Question 5 of 17

Columbus argued with the professor's about

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 17

Columbus felt that the Earth was only 30,000 kilometers around.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 17

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The scholars argued with Columbus that the earth was around, making .

Explanation

Question 8 of 17

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

The first island Columbus reached were the , which was part of the .

Explanation

Question 9 of 17

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Columbus was lucky that they landed on the because if he had not, he and his crew would have

Explanation

Question 10 of 17

What year did Bartholomeu find the route to the Indies?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 17

They had no idea that North America, South America, Central America, or the Caribbean Islands existed. They thought that the great Ocean Sea to the west of Portugal extended West an undetermined distance.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 17

In 1492, Columbus and his crew set sail in three tiny boats....

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 17

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Lines of longitude begin at the Prime Maria Equator Horizon Prime Meridian( Prime Maria, Equator, Horizon, Prime Meridian ). (0 degrees) Lines of latitude run west and north east and west north and south south and east( west and north, east and west, north and south, south and east )

Explanation

Question 14 of 17

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The equator is the frame of reference point horizon idk( frame of reference, point, horizon, idk ) for the latitude line.

Explanation

Question 15 of 17

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Line of latitude are numbered from 10 degrees 0 degrees 302 degrees 180 degrees( 10 degrees, 0 degrees, 302 degrees, 180 degrees ) at the equator to 90 degrees 180 degrees 40 degrees 60 degrees( 90 degrees, 180 degrees, 40 degrees, 60 degrees ) N.L. at the North Pole.

Explanation

Question 16 of 17

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Latitude lines run north/east south/west north/south east/west( north/east, south/west, north/south, east/west ) but they measure north or south of the equator (0 degrees) splitting the earth into the northern hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.

Explanation

Question 17 of 17

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Line of longitude are numbered from at the equator to

Explanation

Lines of longitude begin at the ( Prime Maria, Equator, Horizon, Prime Meridian ). (0 degrees) Lines of latitude run ( west and north, east and west, north and south, south and east )

The equator is the ( frame of reference, point, horizon, idk ) for the latitude line.

Line of latitude are numbered from ( 10 degrees, 0 degrees, 302 degrees, 180 degrees ) at the equator to ( 90 degrees, 180 degrees, 40 degrees, 60 degrees ) N.L. at the North Pole.

Latitude lines run ( north/east, south/west, north/south, east/west ) but they measure north or south of the equator (0 degrees) splitting the earth into the northern hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.