Quiz about Tropgraphic

Question 1

Which direction is the stream flowing?

Accepted Answer

eastward

Answer

northward

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southward

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westward

Question 2

What is the highest elevation this hill could possibly have? (might not be labeled)

Accepted Answer

1079

Answer

1040

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1060

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1009

Question 3

What is the contour interval on this map?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

100

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10

Answer

15

Question 4

How many peaks are on the map? (hill tops)

Accepted Answer

4

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3

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2

Answer

1

Question 5

It is steep on a topographic map where __________.

Accepted Answer

lines are closest together

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a river flows into a lake

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contours bend

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contours are far apart

Question 6

What feature is at the arrow?

Accepted Answer

cliff

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volcano

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mountain

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river

Question 7

Determine the contour interval:

Accepted Answer

20 m

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5 m

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10 m

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15 m

Question 8

What are the darker lines called?

Accepted Answer

index contour

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roads

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contour interval

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waves

Question 9

What is the contour interval of the topographic map below?

Accepted Answer

80 m

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400 m

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200 m

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100 m

Question 10

What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?

Accepted Answer

gentle slope

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waterfall

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steep area

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river

Question 11

If we were in a plane, Path B --> C is about the same distance as path E --> N. But, which path is the easier walk?

Accepted Answer

B --> C is the easier walk

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E --> N is the easier walk

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B --> C and E --> N are the same walking distance

Question 12

What is the elevation of point B?

Accepted Answer

900 ft

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800 ft

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850 ft

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1000 ft

Question 13

A satellite image of an area in Florida shows a river with slight bends along its length. A second satellite image taken of the same area 10 years later shows the same river with  a different course. What is the best explanation for the difference in the shape of the river's course between the two satellite images?

Accepted Answer

Water eroded the banks of the river and deposited the eroded soil on opposite banks, causing the river to form tighter bends

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Wind blew waves across the water surface, eroding away the bank on one side of the river until the river's course changed its shape

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Regular freezing and thawing of the river split the soil along the river banks, changing the shape of the river

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Acid rain chemically weathered the banks along the river, forcing the river to wind back and forth

Question 14

This landform was probably caused by -

Accepted Answer

wind.

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high tides.

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human activity.

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running water.

Question 15

Which of the following best describes how mountains change over time?

Accepted Answer

The elevation of the peaks will decrease due to erosion.

Answer

The elevation of the peaks will increase due to weathering.

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The elevation of the peaks will increase due to deposition.

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Mountains stay the same, they never change.

Question 16

This is a satellite image of the Houston Ship Channel. Which point on this image will experience the most erosion?

Accepted Answer

C

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A

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B

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D

Question 17

The image above shows the coastline of Sydney, Australia. What element is going to carry land away from the coast?

Accepted Answer

Water

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Wind

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Ice

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Sand

Question 18

The image above shows sand dunes in a desert. What process is responsible for changing sand dunes in a desert?

Accepted Answer

Wind

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Glaciers

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Rain

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River

Question 19

What is the highest elevation this hill could possibly have? (might not be labeled)

Accepted Answer

1079

Answer

1040

Answer

1060

Answer

1009

Question 20

Which events describe slow changes to earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

weathering

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volcanoes

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earthquakes

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landslides

Question 21

What would be the most likely way this coastline would change over time?

Accepted Answer

The waves could erode the beach

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A fire could destroy the vegetation

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The beach would grow due to deposition

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The beach will disappear due to plate tectonics

Question 22

Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers would be an example of...

Accepted Answer

Deposition

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Preposition

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