How many degrees are there between time zones?
15 degrees
What is the name of this topographical feature?
A mountain
What is the contour interval for this map?
10
What is the formula for gradient?
Gradient = change in field value / distance
What is the formula for Density?
Density = Mass / Volume
lines that go north and south
Lines of Longitude
If it is 1:00pm at Greenwich, England, what time is it at 45 degrees east?
4:00pm
What is the name of this topographical feature?
A depression
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What is the highest possible elevation for this map? Don't forget units
Which river flows West?
Neither of them
What is the Latitude for the Tropic of Cancer?
23.5 Degrees North
Greenwich, England
Where is the prime meridian?
How many degrees separate each longitude line on this diagram of the earth?
15 degrees
The amount of elevation between two contour lines
What is a contour interval?
What direction does a topographical "V" point?
Upstream/uphill
What is the elevation at point A?
310
If the distance between point A and B is 4 miles, what is the gradient between points A and B in feet per mile?
25ft/mi
How do you spell Mr. B's Last name?
Bastien
What does latitude measure?
What measures distances north and south?
If it is 2:00AM at Greenwich, England, what time is it at 135 degrees West?
5:00PM
hachures on a contour line indicate
A depression/sink hole
What is the name of this topographical feature?
An escarpment/cliff
Which Letter is at the steepest hill?
Letter A
Which stream has the steeper gradient?
Auroro Creek
Which element has the highest percentage by volume
in the troposphere?
Nitrogen
The approximate latitude for Utica, NY is
43°05' N
What time is it at Greenwich, England ( 0 degrees Longitude), when it is noon in Massena, NY.
5 PM
The study and description of the physical features of an area
What is topography?
What Direction would water flow at the Colden Creek?
South
What is a possible elevation, in meters, for point X?
56-59 meters
A stream has a source at an elevation of 1,000 meters.
It ends in a lake that has an elevation of 300 meters.
If the lake is 200 kilometers away from the source, what is the average gradient of the stream?
3.5m/km
A pebble has a mass of 35 grams and a volume of 14
cubic centimeters. What is its density?
2.5g/cm3