Topographic maps

You are on a hiking trip and you come across a map. According to the map, what is the highest elevation you would encounter on your route?

• Over 320 meters

• Over 450 meters

• Over 220 meters

• Over 380 meters

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

You are a hiker and you are planning to hike Holland Hill. Which side of Holland Hill is the steepest?

• North

• South

• East 

• West

You are on a hiking trip and you see a feature at the distance marked by an arrow on your map. What feature could it be?

• volcano

• mountain

• cliff

• river

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

You are a geologist studying different rock formations. You have four topographic maps in front of you. Which map correctly represents formation C?

• Map 1

• Map 2

• Map 3

• Map 4

If contour lines are close together, then the slope is (a)   .

• 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