Multi-Step Elevation and Depth Challenges for 5th Graders

A mountain is 1,200 meters high. If a hiker climbs 450 meters up the mountain, how high is the hiker now?

• 300 meters

• 750 meters

• 450 meters

• 1,200 meters

A submarine is 300 meters below sea level. If it rises 150 meters, what is its new depth?

• 150 meters below sea level

• 300 meters below sea level

• 0 meters below sea level

• 150 meters above sea level

A building is 150 feet tall. If a bird flies up 75 feet from the roof, how high is the bird from the ground?

• 225 feet

• 150 feet

• 75 feet

• 300 feet

A cave is 500 feet below sea level. If a diver descends 200 feet deeper, how far below sea level is the diver now?

• 700 feet below sea level

• 300 feet below sea level

• 500 feet below sea level

• 600 feet below sea level

A hill is 200 feet high. If a child rolls down the hill and goes 50 feet below the base of the hill, how far below sea level is the child?

• 150 feet below sea level

• 50 feet above sea level

• 200 feet below sea level

• 50 feet below sea level

A tower is 600 meters tall. If a drone flies 250 meters above the tower, what is the drone's elevation from the ground?

• 900 meters

• 750 meters

• 600 meters

• 850 meters

A valley is 400 feet below sea level. If a boat rises 100 feet, what is the boat's new depth?

• 400 feet below sea level

• 200 feet below sea level

• 300 feet below sea level

• 500 feet below sea level

A ski resort is located at an elevation of 1,500 meters. If a skier goes down 300 meters, what is the skier's elevation now?

• 1,500 meters

• 1,800 meters

• 1,200 meters

• 1,000 meters

A lighthouse is 200 feet tall. If a bird flies 50 feet above the lighthouse, what is the bird's height from the ground?

• 250 feet

• 200 feet

• 300 feet

• 150 feet

A person is standing on a bridge that is 100 feet above a river. If they drop a stone that falls 30 feet, how far is the stone from the river?

• 100 feet

• 80 feet

• 50 feet

• 70 feet