Topography!

What is the elevation of point B? (Contour interval is 100m)

• 800 ft
• 850 ft
• 900 ft
• 1000 ft

What is the elevation at sea level?

• 0
• 100m
• 20m
• 3000m

A mountaineer is planning an expedition. He wants to follow the easiest possible path, which means he needs to find the most gentle slope up the mountain. Which route should the mountaineer choose?

• Route A
• Route B
•  Route C
• Route D

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

What do close contour lines represent on a map?

• waterfall
• steep area
• gradual area
• river

What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?

• waterfall
• steep area
• gentle slope
• river

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-2

Which type of plate boundary would cause folded mountains to form? 

• transform
• convergent
• divergent
• subduction

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge were both created by this type of plate boundary. 

• divergent
• convergent
• transform
• subduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The youngest rocks on the seafloor are most likely found...

• closest to a mid-ocean ridge
• farthest from a mid-ocean ridge
• near the coastlines
• closest to a deep sea trench

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is the most likely elevation of the mountain peak? (Contour interval is 100 m)

• 1550  meters
•  1652 meters
• 1500 meters
• 1700 meters

Determine the contour interval

• 10 m
• 20 m
• 50 m
• 100 m