Topographic maps

What is the highest elevation on this map?

• Over 320 meters
• Over 450 meters
• Over 220 meters
• Over 380 meters

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which side of Holland Hill is the steepest?

• North
• South
• East 
• West

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What feature is at the arrow?

• volcano
• mountain
• cliff
• river

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which topographic map matches formation C?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

If contour lines are close together, then the slope is

• gentle
• steep
• flat
• going up and down

On a topographic map of a mountain, you walk a longer distance to get to the top when the contour lines are

• spread out
• close together
• going down
• going up

The height above sea level is called

• topographic
• contour
• elevation
• depth

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

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

What are the curved lines on a topographic map called?

• contour lines
• contour intervals
• slope
• elevation

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4