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