Question 1 (1 point)
Suppose we are going out to Stone Mountain Park and want to walk up to the top of the mountain. We can look at a topographic map to find out which side of the mountain is the steepest and which side is the most gentle and walkable (see map, below). On a topographic map, each brown line represents a particular elevation, and the heavy lines have the elevation labeled. Where the brown lines are close together, the slope is steep. Where the brown lines are farther apart, the slope is more gentle. We can look at a map and use the scale to find out the distances. See the map of Stone Mountain, with a scale at the bottom.
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North is to the top of the page, west is to the left and east is to the right. Can you see the mountain? Which side has the brown contour lines closes together?
Can you state the compass direction of the steepest side?
Question 1 options:
The steepest side is the east or southeast side
The steepest side is the south or southwest side
The steepest side is the north or northeast side
The steepest side is the west or northwest side
Question 2 (1 point)
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Which side has the most gentle slope (compass direction)?
Question 2 options:
The gentlest slope is on the west or northwest side
The gentlest slope is on the north or northeast side
The gentlest slope is on the east or southeast side
The gentlest slope is on the south or southwest side
Question 3 (1 point)
On the west side of Stone Mountain is the walkup trail. The elevation at the bottom of the walkup trail is about 1000 ft and the elevation of the top of the mountain is 1686 feet. How tall is the mountain from bottom to top?
Question 3 options:
686 ft
686 m
1686 ft
1686 m
1000 ft
Question 4 (1 point)
On the west side of Stone Mountain is the walkup trail. The elevation at the bottom of the walkup trail is about 1000 ft and the elevation of the top of the mountain is 1686 feet.
How high is the top of the mountain above sea level?
Question 4 options:
1000 ft
686 m
686 ft
1686 ft
1686 m
Question 5 (1 point)
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From the base of the walkup trail to the top of the mountain, what is the approximate map distance in miles?
Question 5 options:
0.25 mile
1 mile
1.6 mile
0.5 mile
1600 miles
Question 6 (1 point)
Now that you have determined the height of the mountain (rise) and the distance along the walkup trail (run), what is the slope of the western side of Stone Mountain, where you see the walkup trail?
Question 6 options:
1000 ft/mi
1686 m/km
686m/km
686 ft/mi
1686 ft/mi
Question 7 (1 point)
Determine the map distance in miles from the base of the mountain on the north side at the small oval lake (blue) and cable car line, to the top of the mountain (at the beacon), using the bar scale.
Question 7 options:
1 mile
500 ft
0.35 mile
1000 ft
0.5 mile
Question 8 (1 point)
What is the height of the mountain on the north or northeast side, from near the small blue oval lake to the top of the mountain (at the beacon)? The elevation at the base of the mountain on the north side is 900 feet. The elevation at the top of the mountain is 1686 ft.
Question 8 options:
586 ft
1686 ft
686 ft
786 ft
900 ft
Question 9 (1 point)
What is the slope of the north or northeast side of the mountain, in feet per mile? The elevation at the base of the mountain on the north side is 900 feet. The elevation at the top of the mountain is 1686 ft. Use the bar scale to determine the map distance near the small blue oval lake and the cable car line.
Question 9 options:
2246 ft/mi
786 ft/mi
1686 ft/mi
1572 ft/mi
900 ft/mi
Question 10 (1 point)
Determine the percentage slope for the north or northeast side of the mountain, in feet per mile. The elevation at the base of the mountain on the north side is 900 feet. The elevation at the top of the mountain is 1686 ft. Use the bar scale to determine the map distance near the small blue oval lake and the cable car line. Then calculate the percentage slope.
Question 10 options:
24%
30%
36%
42%
265%
Question 11 (1 point)
The volcano Erta Ale is 282 m tall (or 925 feet tall). It is 3.75 km (or 2.3 miles) wide, from the base to the top on the map. Calculate its slope in meters per kilometer (m/km).
Question 11 options:
1.6 m/km
282 m/km
75.2 m/km
122 m/km
402 m/km
Question 12 (1 point)
For the figure below, which is the correct way for slope to be expressed?
slope figure https://gastate.view.usg.edu/content/enforced2/2359603-CO.090.0023.ENVS1401L.85986.20222/Photographs%20and%20Figures/Measurements/Slope/hill%20slope%201.gif?_&d2lSessionVal=Dha3Z4dvyG7qzUCyBGK6OyoUj
Question 12 options:
1.16 m/m
4 m/km
0.25 km/m
250 m
125 m/5 km
Question 13 (1 point)
For the figure below, what is the approximate value for ∆Y,?
slope figure https://gastate.view.usg.edu/content/enforced2/2359603-CO.090.0023.ENVS1401L.85986.20222/Photographs%20and%20Figures/Measurements/Slope/hill%20slope%203.png?_&d2lSessionVal=Dha3Z4dvyG7qzUCyBGK6OyoUj
https://gastate.view.usg.edu/content/enforced2/2359603-CO.090.0023.ENVS1401L.85986.20222/Photographs%20and%20Figures/Measurements/Slope/hill%20slope%203.png?_&d2lSessionVal=Dha3Z4dvyG7qzUCyBGK6OyoUj
Question 13 options:
3,500 m
0 m
1,125 m
2,500 m
1,250 m
