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Unit 1 test review
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Basic topographic map reading skills and branches of earth science and scientific method
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1
What direction does latitude measure?
North and South
East and West
2
What does this symbol on a topographic map mean?
train tracks
depression/hole
valley
hill
3
Which of the following features are part of the hydrosphere?
cave
planets
river
rocks
4
This person predicts where earthquakes will occur, which branch of earth science?
Meteorology
Geology
Oceanography
Astronomy
5
What is the dependent variable?
The asteroid model size
The person who throws the asteroid model
The ruler
The crater size
6
What is the contour interval for this topographic map? (what are we counting by?)
10
20
50
25
7
If I cut that same object in half, would it have the same density as before?
No
Yes
8
What are the squiggly lines on a topographic map called?
Contour lines
Scale lines
Grid lines
Latitude lines
9
What direction is the river flowing?
south ↓
west ←
east →
north ↑
10
Which of the following is an observation?(look at the picture)
there was a rock slide
there is a pile of rocks at the bottom of the hill
There was a mud slide
11
If water's density is 1 and an object's density is .05, would that object float?
Yes
No
12
On a map a location was 5 inches away from your house. scale is 1 inch=30 miles, how far away
50 miles away
300 miles away
150 miles away
100 miles away
13
What does a series of closed contour lines represent on a topographic map?
hill
cliff
depression
valley
14
What is shown in this diagram?
lines of longitude
lines of latitude
15
What is the formula for density?
Density equals mass divided by volume
Density equals how much water is displaced
Density equals volume divided by mass
Density equals length times width times height
16
Which side of this hill would be hardest to climb? (the steepest side)
south side ↓
north side ↑
east side →
west side ←
17
A suggested solution to a scientific problem is called a __________?
variable
conclusion
hypothesis
control
18
What island is 20 N and 156 W?
Kauai
Maui
Hawaii
Oahu
19
What is the independent variable?
The grade on the exam
Me (the teacher)
The candy
The students
20
What do contour lines tell us?
the currents of the ocean
the elevation of the land
the roads
the latitude and longitude
