Let’s go through each question one by one and think carefully to pick the right answer.
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Question 1: The ______ meet at the poles.
- Longitudes are imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole. So, they all meet at both poles.
- Latitudes are horizontal lines (like belts around the Earth) and never meet — they stay parallel.
✔ Correct answer:
a. Longitudes
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Question 2: Latitudes extend from ______.
- Latitudes go around the Earth horizontally — like rings. They stretch from east to west.
- For example, the Equator is a latitude line going all the way around the middle of the Earth — east to west.
✔ Correct answer:
b. East to West
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Question 3: Longitudes extend from ______.
- Longitudes run vertically — from the top (North Pole) to the bottom (South Pole).
- Think of them as slices of an orange — going up and down.
✔ Correct answer:
a. North to South
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Question 4: Full form of GMT ______.
- GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time — it’s the time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, used as a reference point for time zones worldwide.
- “Main Time” is not correct — it’s “Mean Time,” which refers to average solar time.
✔ Correct answer:
a. Greenwich Mean Time
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Question 5: There are ______ latitudes.
- Latitudes are measured from 0° at the Equator to 90° North and 90° South.
- That’s 90 + 90 = 180 degrees… but we also count the Equator (0°), so total = 181 lines (including 0°).
- Example: From -90 to +90 inclusive is 181 numbers.
✔ Correct answer:
a. 181
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Final Answer:
1. a. Longitudes
2. b. East to West
3. a. North to South
4. a. Greenwich Mean Time
5. a. 181
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of 5th grade latitude and longitude worksheet.
