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Thinking Spatially

Thinking Spatially
Match each term or description with its location on the image.

This activity contains 5 questions.

Identify these members of our solar system.

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1.1 Mars

1.2 Neptune

1.3 Earth

1.4 Uranus

1.5 Saturn

1.6 Mercury

1.7 Venus

1.8 Jupiter

Identify the following areas of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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2.1 Visible

2.2 X-rays

2.3 Microwaves

2.4 Radio waves

2.5 Ultraviolet

2.6 Infrared

Identify the location of the following solar insolation properties on the Earth.

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The letters A through D appear on an image associated with this question.

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3.1 concentrated energy from the sun

3.2 oblique rays of the sun

3.3 direct rays of the sun

3.4 diffuse energy from the sun

Identify the following positions on this diagram of Earth revolution around the Sun.

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4.1 September equinox, declination of Sun at the Equator

4.2 December solstice, declination of Sun at 23.5 degrees S latitude

4.3 March equinox, declination of Sun at the Equator

4.4 June solstice, declination of Sun at 23.5 degrees N latitude

Identify the following positions on the map based on the descriptions provided.

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The letters A through E appear on an image associated with this question.

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5.1 experiences only one day per year where the Sun's altitude is 90 degrees (directly overhead)

5.2 experiences only one day per year when the sun never rises

5.3 Sun is never directly overhead, and all days have at least several hours of sunlight or more

5.4 experiences several weeks where the Sun never rises

5.5 daylength is the same every day of the year

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