Topography and Satellite Images

What are the curved lines on a topographic map called?

• contour lines
• contour intervals
• slope
• elevation

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 do contour lines that are farther apart represent?

• waterfall
• steep area
• gentle slope
• river

Determine the contour interval:

• 5 m
• 10 m
• 15 m
• 20 m

Match the topographic map to its profile.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This is a meteor crater. Which of the following is a prediction of how the crater will change over the next 1,000 years?

• The crater will become more shallow as the sides erode into the center.

• The crater will become deeper as animals make the crater home and burrow deep into the rock.

• The crater will not change over 1,000 years.

• The crater will fill in with lava.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following best describes how mountains change over time?

• The elevation of the peaks will decrease due to erosion.

• The elevation of the peaks will increase due to weathering.

• The elevation of the peaks will increase due to deposition.

• Mountains stay the same, they never change.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the highest elevation this hill could possibly have? (might not be labeled)

• 1040
• 1060
• 1079
• 1009

What feature is at the arrow?

• volcano
• mountain
• cliff
• river

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2