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ForTnavigationalTpurposes,TtheTearthTisTassumedTtoTbeTaTperfect...T-
TCorrectTAnswer-Sphere.
WhatTisTaTgreatTcircle?T-TCorrectTAnswer-
ATcircleTonTtheTsurfaceTofTaTsphereTwhoseTcenterTandTradiusTareTthoseT
ofTtheTsphereTitself.
TheTarcTofTaTgreatTcircleTis...T-TCorrectTAnswer-
TheTshortestTdistanceTbetweenTtwoTpointsTonTaTsphere.
WhatTisTaTsmallTcircle?T-TCorrectTAnswer-
ATcircleTwhoseTcenterTand/orTradiusTisTnotTthatTofTtheTsphere.
LatitudeT-TCorrectTAnswer-
CirclesTparallelTtoTtheTequatorTusedTtoTmeasureTdegreesTofTNorthT(N)Ta
ndTSouthT(S).
LongitudeT-TCorrectTAnswer-
MeridiansTofTlongitudeTdrawnTfromTtheTNorthTPoleTtoTtheTSouthTPole,T
usedTtoTmeasureTdegreesTofTEastT(E)TorTWestT(W).
,PrimeTMeridianT-TCorrectTAnswer-
PassesTthroughTGreenwich,TEngland,TusedTasTtheTzeroTlineTfromTwhichT
measurementsTareTmadeTinTdegreesTeastTandTwestTtoT180Tdegrees.
TheTEarthTrevolvesTatTtheTrateTofThowTmanyTdegreesTanThour?T-
TCorrectTAnswer-15.
NoonTisTtheTtimeTwhenTtheTsunTisT_____T______TaTmeridian.T-
TCorrectTAnswer-DirectlyTabove.
MorningTisTwhenTtheTsunTisT___T____T_____TofTtheTmeridian.T-
TCorrectTAnswer-ToTtheTwest.
AfternoonTisTwhenTtheTsunTisT___T___T_____TofTtheTmeridian.T-
TCorrectTAnswer-ToTtheTeast.
HowTmanyTtimeTzonesTareTthere?T-TCorrectTAnswer-
24;ToneTeveryT15Tdegrees.
HowTmanyTtimeTzonesTareTinTtheTUnitedTStates?T-TCorrectTAnswer-
4;TEastern,TCentral,TMountain,TandTPacific.
WhatTisTtheTdegreeTofTEasternTTime?T-TCorrectTAnswer-75Tdegrees.
, WhatTisTtheTdegreeTofTCentralTTime?T-TCorrectTAnswer-90Tdegrees.
WhatTisTtheTdegreeTofTMountainTTime?T-TCorrectTAnswer-105Tdegrees.
WhatTisTtheTdegreeTofTPacificTTime?T-TCorrectTAnswer-120Tdegrees.
TheTstandardTflyingTtimeTzoneTisTcalledT______TandToftenTreferredTtoTa
sT_____.T-TCorrectTAnswer-
CoordinatedTUniversalTTimeT(UTC),TZuluTTime.
UTCTisTtheTtimeTatTtheT___TdegreeTlineTofTlongitude.T-TCorrectTAnswer-
0.
ToTconvertTtoTZuluTTime,TtoTEasternTyouTaddT___Thours.T-
TCorrectTAnswer-5THours.
ToTconvertTtoTZuluTTime,TtoTCentralTyouTaddT___Thours.T-
TCorrectTAnswer-6THours.
ToTconvertTtoTZuluTTime,TtoTMountainTyouTaddT___Thours.T-
TCorrectTAnswer-7THours.
ToTconvertTtoTZuluTTime,TtoTPacificTyouTaddT___Thours.T-
TCorrectTAnswer-8THours.