PRACTICE - Topographic Maps

What are the darker lines called?

• roads
• index contour
• contour interval
• waves

Determine the contour interval:

• 5 m
• 10 m
• 15 m
• 20 m

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS2-2

What is the contour interval of the topographic map below?

• 400 m
• 200 m
• 100 m
• 80 m

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

When you move from one contour line to another, the elevation

• stays the same
• goes up or down
• disappears
• is below sea level

If contour lines are close together, then the slope is

• gentle
• steep
• flat
• going up and down

The height above sea level is called

• topographic
• contour
• elevation
• depth

What is melted rock called that is below the Earth's surface?

• lava
• magma
• fossils
• crust

What is melted rock called that is erupting from Earth's surface?

• lava
• magma
• fossils
• sedimentary rock

The outer layer of Earth's surface made of solid rock is called the

• mantle
• magma
• crust
• core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Water flows fastest when

• there is a steep slope
• there is a gentle slope
• there is a long distance
• it has to move around boulders