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ATC NAVIGATION TEST FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+/ LATEST EXAM!!!
For navigational purposes, the earth is assumed to be a
perfect... - Answer-Sphere.
What is a great circle? - Answer-A circle on the surface of
a sphere whose center and radius are those of the sphere
itself.
The arc of a great circle is... - Answer-The shortest
distance between two points on a sphere.
What is a small circle? - Answer-A circle whose center
and/or radius is not that of the sphere.
Latitude - Answer-Circles parallel to the equator used to
measure degrees of North (N) and South (S).
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Longitude - Answer-Meridians of longitude drawn from the
North Pole to the South Pole, used to measure degrees of
East (E) or West (W).
Prime Meridian - Answer-Passes through Greenwich,
England, used as the zero line from which measurements
are made in degrees east and west to 180 degrees.
The Earth revolves at the rate of how many degrees an
hour? - Answer-15.
Noon is the time when the sun is _____ ______ a
meridian. - Answer-Directly above.
Morning is when the sun is ___ ____ _____ of the
meridian. - Answer-To the west.
Afternoon is when the sun is ___ ___ _____ of the
meridian. - Answer-To the east.
How many time zones are there? - Answer-24; one every
15 degrees.
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How many time zones are in the United States? - Answer-
4; Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific.
What is the degree of Eastern Time? - Answer-75
degrees.
What is the degree of Central Time? - Answer-90 degrees.
What is the degree of Mountain Time? - Answer-105
degrees.
What is the degree of Pacific Time? - Answer-120
degrees.
The standard flying time zone is called ______ and often
referred to as _____. - Answer-Coordinated Universal
Time (UTC), Zulu Time.
UTC is the time at the ___ degree line of longitude. -
Answer-0.
ATC NAVIGATION TEST FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+/ LATEST EXAM!!!
For navigational purposes, the earth is assumed to be a
perfect... - Answer-Sphere.
What is a great circle? - Answer-A circle on the surface of
a sphere whose center and radius are those of the sphere
itself.
The arc of a great circle is... - Answer-The shortest
distance between two points on a sphere.
What is a small circle? - Answer-A circle whose center
and/or radius is not that of the sphere.
Latitude - Answer-Circles parallel to the equator used to
measure degrees of North (N) and South (S).
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Longitude - Answer-Meridians of longitude drawn from the
North Pole to the South Pole, used to measure degrees of
East (E) or West (W).
Prime Meridian - Answer-Passes through Greenwich,
England, used as the zero line from which measurements
are made in degrees east and west to 180 degrees.
The Earth revolves at the rate of how many degrees an
hour? - Answer-15.
Noon is the time when the sun is _____ ______ a
meridian. - Answer-Directly above.
Morning is when the sun is ___ ____ _____ of the
meridian. - Answer-To the west.
Afternoon is when the sun is ___ ___ _____ of the
meridian. - Answer-To the east.
How many time zones are there? - Answer-24; one every
15 degrees.
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How many time zones are in the United States? - Answer-
4; Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific.
What is the degree of Eastern Time? - Answer-75
degrees.
What is the degree of Central Time? - Answer-90 degrees.
What is the degree of Mountain Time? - Answer-105
degrees.
What is the degree of Pacific Time? - Answer-120
degrees.
The standard flying time zone is called ______ and often
referred to as _____. - Answer-Coordinated Universal
Time (UTC), Zulu Time.
UTC is the time at the ___ degree line of longitude. -
Answer-0.
