QUIZ 8ESS3 LAB Building/ReadingTopoMaps

Which of the following topographic maps matches the landscape below? Assume that the map is rotated in the same orientation as the landscape.

• Map A

• Map B

• Map C

• Map D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the exact elevation of the highest point shown on the topographic map?

• 800 meters

• 900 meters

• 1,000 meters

• cannot be determined

Four houses have been built along the banks of a small lake. Unfortunately for the homeowners, a new dam will slowly raise the level of the lake. In what order will the houses be flooded?

• House D will be flooded first, followed by A, then C, and last B.

• House C will be flooded first, followed by B, then A, and last D.

• House A will be flooded first, followed by B, then D, and last C.

• House A will be flooded first, followed by C, then D, and last B.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Based on the map below, which location has a greater elevation, A or B?

• Location A is higher.

• Location B is higher.

• Locations A and B are at the same elevation.

• It is impossible to determine which location is higher.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A hiker is planning an expedition. He wants to follow the easiest possible path, which means he needs to find the most gentle slope from where he is at X to Base Camp. Which route should the mountaineer choose?

• Route A

• Route B

• Route C

• Route D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

What is the contour interval of the topographic map ?

• 400 m

• 200 m

• 100 m

• 80 m

The line segment on the map below is 1.6 cm long, and the map scale is 1 cm = 0.5 km. What is the gradient of the slope marked by the line?

• 600 m/km

• 1,333 m/km

• 750 m/km

• 500 m/km

What is most misleading about the contour map?

• The contour interval is too large to see much detail in the landscape.

• The contour interval is too small, making the map hard to read.

• The contour interval is not the same

• There is nothing wrong with the map.

What is the most likely elevation of the mountain?

• 774 meters

• 871 meters

• 922 meters

• 985 meters

Which side is steeper?

• The left side of the hill

• The right side of the hill