Mapping and Coordinates
The imaginary line at 0° latitude that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres.
What is the Equator?
A student notices a liquid in a beaker turns blue and gives off a sour smell.
What is an observation?
On a topographic map, a line connecting points of equal elevation.
What is a contour line?
The physical amount of matter contained inside an object.
What is mass?
The directional symbol on a map that shows North, South, East, and West.
What is a compass rose?
These imaginary lines measure distance East or West of the Prime Meridian
What is longitude?
Grace sees puddle-filled streets and concludes that it rained overnight.
What is an inference?
The contour lines containing an elevation label on a topographic map.
What is an index contour?
An object’s mass divided by its volume determines this property.
What is density?
If 1 inch on a map equals 5 miles in real life, a distance of 3 inches on the map represents this real-world distance.
What is 15 miles?
These imaginary lines measure distance North or South of the Equator
What is latitude?
A student sees steam rising from a beaker and immediately states, "The liquid is boiling." Stating the liquid is boiling—rather than just describing the steam—is an example of this.
What is an inference?
This term describes the difference in elevation between two adjacent contour lines.
What is contour interval?
Before heating a liquid in a test tube or mixing unknown chemicals during a lab activity, students must put on this mandatory safety gear to protect their eyes.
What are safety goggles?
A landform with high elevation and steep slopes, represented by concentric, tightly packed contour lines.
What is a mountain?
The imaginary line at 0° longitude that serves as the starting point for measuring East and West.
What is the Prime Meridian?
In the statement "When I mixed Liquid A and B, small bubbles formed because a chemical reaction created a gas," this part represents the observation. **Think, what part of this sentence represents the observation?**
What is small bubbles formed?
Contour line spacing that indicates steep terrain, such as a cliff face.
What are closely packed (or tight) contour lines?
Guidelines and step-by-step instructions followed during a lab activity to prevent injuries and maintain order.
What is safety protocols?
On a map with a 20 ft contour interval, the elevation of a point two lines above a line marked at 100 ft.
What is 140 ft?
The tool on a map that explains the ratio between distance on the map and actual distance on the ground.
What is a map scale?
"When I mixed Liquid A and B, small bubbles formed because a chemical reaction created a gas," In that same statement, this part represents the inference.
What is because a chemical reaction created a gas?
Contour line spacing that indicates flat or gently sloping ground, such as a valley.
What are widely spaced contour lines?
The process of gathering direct information using your five senses without making an assumption.
What is an observation?
A trail starts at an index contour of 400 feet and ends at an index contour of 1,200 feet. There are 3 unlabelled contour lines between these two index lines. **What is the contour interval?**
What is 200 ft?