Earth Science Fall Midterm

The study if the shapes and features of the Earth's surface

• Photography

• Topography

• Geography

• Lithography

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The distance between contour lines, representing the difference in elevation between points

• Contour Grace

• Contour Lines

• Contour Discipline

• Contour Interval

Close contour lines indicate

• steep slope

• gradual slope

Spread out contour lines indicate

• steep slope

• gradual slope

GPS stands for...

• Global Poison System

• General Position Secret

• Global Positioning System

One-half of the sphere that makes up Earth's surface

• hemisphere
• half-circle
• demiglobe
• quadrant

Distance in degrees north or south of the equator

• latitude
• longitude

"Starting point" for longitude; passes through Greenwich, England

• Prime Tangent
• Prime Meridian
• Prime Line
• Prime Rib

The difference in elevation from one contour line to the next

• Contour interval
• Contour spacing
• Contour distance
• Contour grading

What is a graphic scale?

• a diagram that shows the elevation of objects like hills and valleys

• a statement that expresses distance, such as one centimeter equals one kilometer

• a line broken into sections that represent units of distance

• a ratio that expresses distance, such as 1:75,000