geology review

What is the elevation of point B?

• 800 ft
• 850 ft
• 900 ft
• 1000 ft

What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?

• waterfall
• steep area
• gentle slope
• river

What are the darker lines called?

• roads
• index contour
• contour interval
• waves

The image shows a topographic map.

Which statement best describes the location marked by the X?

• It is at the bottom of a large pit.

• It is at the top of a hill.

• It is on the side of a mountain.

• It is in a deep cave.

What is a contour interval?

• A hole in the ground
• Distance traveled between two points
• The highest point on a topo map
• The elevation change between countour lines

What is the contour interval of this map?

• 100
• 200
• 150
• 250

What does it tell you about a hill if the contour lines on the East side of the hill are very close together on a topographic map?

• The West side of the hill is very steep
• The East side of the hill is very steep.
• The north side of this hill has a river on it
• The East side of this hill is very flat

Provided is a topographic map of a hill with contour lines drawn showing elevation in meters.
The steepest slope on this hill can be found on the side that is facing which direction?

• Southwest
• Northeast
• Northwest
• Southeast

A subduction zone is formed...

• when one tectonic plate sinks below another
• at every type of convergent plate boundary
• at every type of divergent plate boundary
• at transform boundaries

What plate boundary does this picture represent?

• divergent
• convergent
• transform