Reading Contour Maps (Exit Ticket)

If sea level always equals (0), and the contour interval is 10 feet how tall is this mountain?

• 30 ft

• 40 ft

• 50 ft

• 60 ft

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-2

What is the contour interval of this map?

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 40

Which side is steeper?

• The left side of the hill

• The right side of the hill

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Match the topographic map to its profile.

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Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-2

What is the contour interval?

• 1 ft

• 5 ft

• 10 ft

• 60 ft

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-2

How can you tell a map shows a steep slope?

• The lines are far apart from each other

• The lines are close to each other

______________________ are lines that connect areas of the same elevation and eventually form a closed loop.

• contour lines

• parallel lines

• intersecting lines

• relief lines

_____________ is the height above sea level.

• elevation

• relief

• contour

• topography

Which direction is the stream flowing?

• northward
• southward
• westward
• eastward

What are the darker lines called?

• roads

• contour index lines

• contour interval

• waves