Geology Quiz

A map is an example of a _____ used by geologists.

• hypothesis

• manipulated variable

• model

• scientific theory

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area is its _____.

• topography

• landform

• plateau

• relief

An area’s topography is determined by the area’s elevation, relief, and _____.

• scale

• landforms

• latitude

• longitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

One major difference between a coastal plain and an interior plain is in _____.

• elevation

• slope

• relief

• flatness

What is the term for the smallest unit of a digital image?

• Pixels

• Contour intervals

• Latitude

• Degree

Which landform is characterized by high elevation and high relief?

• Plateau

• Mountain

• Hill

• Plain

What is a large area of flat or gently rolling land called?

• Plateau

• Mountain

• Hill

• Plains

What is the term for the angular distance of a place east or west of the Prime Meridian?

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Degree

• Contour interval

What is the angle of a right angle?

• 45 degrees

• 60 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 120 degrees

What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn