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Worksheets8.9C Topography + Weathering & Erosion Review
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
What is the elevation of point B?
(a)
The steepest slope on this hill can be found on the side that is facing which direction?
Which side is steeper?
The left side of the hill
The right side of the hill
If sea level always equals (0), and the contour interval is 10 feet how tall is this mountain?
30 ft
40 ft
50 ft
60 ft
Match topographic map #4 with the appropriate profile.
C
D
E
F
A line that connects points of equal elecation on a map
Contour interval
Contour legend
Contour line
Index Contour
The difference in elevation between two adjacent contour lines of a map.
Relief
Space in between
contour line
contour interval
Distance above or below sea level
Relief
Contour line
Altitude
Elevation
A topographic map of a region is provided. Which position indicated by the letters is at an elevation of 475 meters?
W
X
Y
Z
Match topographic map #3 with the appropriate profile.
A
B
C
D
The satellite image below shows a portion of the Namib Desert in Africa. This is an ancient, sandy desert with dunes that can be up to 305 m tall. The Namib Desert extends inland from the Atlantic Ocean between 80 km and 200 km and receives only 5 mm to 76 mm of rain each year.
A satellite picture of this same area taken weeks before shows that the shape and location of some sand dunes have changed. Which of these most likely caused the changes in the dunes?
Ocean waves
Flowing rivers
Blowing wind
Crustal uplift
The points labeled W and Y on the topographic map below show the campsites of two families. Each family hiked to the elevation on the map marked X. The arrows show the paths taken by both families. What was the change in elevation, to the nearest ten meters, for the family that took the steepest path to Point X?
**Do NOT include units in your answer**
(a)
A student stands at the point marked X on the topographic map below. What height in meters must the student climb in order to reach the top of the hill?
**Do NOT include units in your answer**
(a)
A river area is shown on the topographic map. Four riverbank areas are labeled on the map. Which two riverbanks are the steepest?
W and X
Y and Z
X and Y
W and Z
A topographic map with a contour interval of 100m is shown. What is the height in meters for location X?
**Do NOT include units in your answer**
(a)
Observe the topographic map above. What is the elevation in meters at point Z?
**Do NOT include units in your answer**
(a)
A map that shows the surface features of Earth
Road Map
Topographic map
water map
hybrid map
The process by which rocks are broken down by mechanical or chemical means.
Erosion
Synthesized weatheing
Weathering
Automated weathering
The process by which rocks, sediments, or bits of soil are carried away.
Relief
mechanical Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Distance above or below sea level
Relief
Contour line
Altitude
Elevation
The image above shows the coastline of Sydney, Australia. What element is going to carry land away from the coast?
Wind
Water
Ice
Sand
Contour lines that are very close together indicate the land is _______________
gentle/gradual
a forest
steep
a swamp
Contour lines that are very far apart indicate the landscape is _____________
gentle/gradual
steep
a forest
a swamp
Determine the contour interval:
(a)
(a)
(a)
These sand stripes are made by what?
Plate tectonics when they shake
The rain streams that carry sand into these stripes
Convection that moves the sand around because of the heat of the atmosphere
The wind
The points labeled W and Y on the topographic map provided shows the campsites of two families. Each family hiked to the elevation on the map marked X. The arrows show the paths taken by both families.
What was the change in elevation, to the nearest 10 meters, for the family that took the steepest path to Point X?
(a)
Match the topographic map to its profile.
Match the topographic map to its profile picture.
What can you infer about the type of erosion that formed the Grand Canyon?
WInd erosion
Water erosion
Sandblasting
Glacial erosion
Water carrying sediment down a hill is an example of...
weathering
erosion
deposition
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.
The image above shows sand dunes in a desert. What process is responsible for changing sand dunes in a desert?
Glaciers
Rain
River
Wind
How would expect this feature to change over time?
The crater will continue to deepen as water erodes the rim.
The crater will fill as wind deposits sediments inside the crater.
The crater will continue to deepen as wind weathers the rocks inside the crater.
The crater will fill as water weathers the sediments outside the crater.
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.
Why do the 1800 and 1900 pictures look different?
Erosion due to a stream
Volcano erupted
Someone fell down the mountain
Flash flood occurred
What do these volcanoes indicate about plate tectonics in the region?
The volcanoes form an island arc, indicating a converging plate boundary.
The volcanoes form a line, indicating a diverging plate boundary.
Two plates are moving past each other, causing faulting and magma formation.
Two plates are moving apart, creating new seafloor.
Which diagram correctly models the relative plate motion on each side of a mid-ocean ridge?
