
Coastline Measurement and Paradoxes

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9th - 10th Grade
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Ethan Morris
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which organization provides the longest measurement for the United States coastline?
Congressional Research Institute
CIA
United Nations
NOAA
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main reason for the varying measurements of Norway's coastline?
Different weather conditions
Inaccurate maps
Presence of numerous fjords and islands
Political disputes
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the coastline paradox?
The phenomenon where coastlines appear longer when measured with smaller units
The phenomenon where coastlines are impossible to measure
The phenomenon where coastlines are the same length regardless of measurement
The phenomenon where coastlines appear shorter than they are
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the coastline paradox affect the measurement of the UK's coastline?
It makes the coastline appear shorter
It makes the coastline appear longer with smaller measurement units
It has no effect
It makes the coastline appear smoother
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What historical event was influenced by the coastline paradox?
The Louisiana Purchase
The Alaskan border dispute
The Treaty of Versailles
The Cuban Missile Crisis
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who first noticed the coastline paradox?
Benoit Mandelbrot
Lewis Richardson
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What concept did Benoit Mandelbrot develop that relates to the coastline paradox?
Quantum Mechanics
Calculus
Relativity
Fractals
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