Google Earth Activity

1. Double-click the Google Earth icon on your desktop.

2. Find each location and perform the measurements necessary to calculate what is asked for by
using the ruler.

3. Write down your results.

4. If you finish early, find a location or object not listed and determine its area and perimeter.

Finding a location
Enter the name of the place or object into the search field in the upper left corner and press enter
or click the “Begin search” button.
Mouse over the right side of the screen to use the zooms and change the camera angle.
You can also click and drag the map to change location and double-click to zoom in.

Using the ruler

Click on the “Show Ruler” button on the toolbar.
Select the units to use: meters, feet, miles, etc.
Click a location to set one endpoint of your line.
Move the cursor and click again to set the other endpoint.
Close the ruler window to find the next location.

Finding a location on the moon, Mars or in space.

Pull down the menu found on the button with a picture of Saturn.
Select Earth, Sky, Mars or Moon.
Name__________________________________
Google Earth Area and Perimeter
1. Mellon Arena Circumference in ft. = ______________________
Pittsburgh, PA
Circle Area in sq. ft. = _____________________

2. Pentagon Perimeter of largest pentagon in ft. = _________________

Washington, DC
regular pentagon Area of largest pentagon in sq. ft. = ___________________

3. Central Park (NYC) Perimeter in miles = _______________________

USA
rectangle Area in square miles = _______________________

4. Wyoming Perimeter in miles = _______________________

USA
trapezoid Area in square miles = ______________________

5. Saskatchewan Perimeter in miles = _______________________

Canada
trapezoid Area in square miles = _______________________

6. Utah Perimeter in miles = _______________________

USA
composite shape Area in square miles = _______________________

7. the crater around Tycho Circumference in miles = _______________________

Moon
circle Area in square miles = _______________________

8. the crater around Carmichael Circumference in miles = _______________________

Moon
circle Area in square miles = _______________________

9. Gale Crater Circumference in miles = _______________________

Mars
circle Area in square miles = _______________________

10. Approximately how many times could Utah fit into Saskatchewan? _______

11. Approximately how many craters around Tycho could fit into Wyoming? ______