Earth Science Topic #2 Review Game
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Base your answer on Point X is a location on the topographic map below. Elevations
are measured in meters.
What is a possible elevation, in meters, of point X?
a. 55
b. 57
c. 68
d. 70
Which diagram most accurately shows the cross-sectional shape of the
Earth?
A
B
C
D
What is the approximate gradient along line BD?
a. 25 m/km
b. 50 m/km
c. 100 m/km
d. 150 m/km
Base your answer on the diagram below, which represents the planetary
wind and moisture belts in Earth’s Northern Hemisphere.
The tropopause is approximately how far above sea level?
a. 12 mi
b. 12 km
c. 60 mi
d. 60 km
Base your answer to the next 2 questions on the topographic map below that represents a location
in North America. A grid system of letters and numbers along the edges of the map is provided to
assist in finding locations. Elevations are expressed in feet.
What is the approximate elevation at grid location 7-I?
a. 140 ft b. 170 ft c. 200 ft
d. 230 ft
Base your answer on The diagram below shows a cross section of a cliff
climbed by a student.
What is the approximate average
gradient of the cliff?
a. 10 m/m
b. 30 m/m
c. 300 m/m
d. 700 m/m
Which graph best represents the percentage by volume of the elements making
up the Earth's hydrosphere?
A
B
C
D
Base your answer on the contour map of an island below. Points
A through G represent locations on the island. Elevations are in
meters.
What is the contour interval for this map?
a. 10 m
b. 15 m
c. 20 m
d. 25 m
Which circle graph best represents the volume of gases in the
troposphere?
A
C
B
D
At which New York State location would an observer measure
the highest altitude of Polaris?
a. New York City
b. Slide Mountain
c. Niagara Falls
d. Plattsburgh
Which graph best represents the effect that heating has on air density in
the troposphere?
A
B
C
D
Base your answer on the diagram
below which shows a student in
New York State observing Polaris.
The student is located nearest to
which city in New York State?
a. Plattsburgh
b. Albany
c. New York City
d. Kingston
Base your answer on the
topographic map below, which
represents elevation contours
measured in meters. Four
straight lines, AB, CD, EF, and
GH, have been drawn for
reference purposes.
What is the general direction of flow of Mill Creek?
a. east to west
b. west to east
c. north to south
d. south to north
Base your answer on the contour map below. Points A through F
represent locations on the map.
If no elevation values were given, which
general rule could be used to establish that
Cedar River flows into Sunfish Lake?
a. Rivers shown on maps generally flow
southward.
b. Rivers always flow toward large bodies of
water.
c. Contour lines bend upstream when
crossing a river.
d. A large body of water is generally the
source of water for a river.
Base your answer on the diagram below represents contour lines on a
topographic map with cross-section line AB.
Which diagram best represents the topographic profile along line AB?
A
B
C
D
Earth’s troposphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere
contain relatively large amounts of which element?
a. iron
b. oxygen
c. hydrogen
d. potassium
The lines on which set of views best represent Earth’s latitude system?
A
B
C
D
What is the elevation
of the highest contour
line shown on the
map below?
a.
b.
c.
d.
10,000 feet
10,688 feet
10,700 feet
10,788 feet
Base your answer on the
topographic map below. Points
A, B, C, D, and X represent
locations on the map.
Elevations are measured in
feet.
What is the average gradient
of the slope along straight line
CD?
a. 100 ft/mi
b. 250 ft/mi
c. 500 ft/mi
d. 1,000 ft/mi
Base your answer on The topographic map below shows part
of a stream.
In which general direction is the stream flowing?
a. northeast
b. northwest
c. southeast
d. southwest
Base your answer to the topographic
map below, which represents elevation
contours measured in meters. Four
straight lines, AB, CD, EF, and GH, have
been drawn for reference purposes.
What is the general direction of flow
of Mill Creek?
a. east to west
b. west to east
c. north to south
d. south to north
The layer of bedrock near the Earth's surface that forms a continuous
shell around the Earth is called the
a. troposphere
b. stratosphere
c. lithosphere
d. hydrosphere
Base your answer on the contour map of an island below. Points A through G
represent locations on the island. Elevations are in meters.
Which diagram best represents the
topographic profile from location C
to location B?
A
B
C
D
What is the approximate latitude
and longitude of location A?
a. 160° N, 15° E
b. 160° S, 15° W
c. 15° N, 160° E
d. 15° N, 160° W
The approximate latitude of Utica, New York, is
a. 43°05’ N
b. 43°05’ S
c. 75°15’ E
d. 75°15’W
At which latitude will Polaris be overhead?
a. 0º
b. 23 ½ºN.
c. 90º S.
d. 90º N.
Base your answer on the topographic map below shows locations X and Y.
What is the approximate
gradient between X and Y?
a. 15 ft/mi
b. 20 ft/mi
c. 30 ft/mi
d. 60 ft/mi
Base your answer on the contour map shown below. Elevations are shown in
feet.
Which side of Amethyst Hill has
the steepest slope?
a. north
b. south
c. east
d. west
Base your answer to the next 2 questions on the topographic map below. A, B,
C, and D are locations on the map.
Between which two
locations does the steepest
gradient occur?
a. A and B
b. B and C
c. C and D
d. A and C
The best evidence that the Earth has a spherical shape is provided by
a. photographs of the Earth taken from space satellites
b. the amount of daylight received at the North Pole on June 21
c. the changing orbital speed of the Earth in its orbit around the Sun
d. the cyclic change of seasons