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What is a contour interval

EDITED 1/8/16: A contour interval is a the elevation difference between two adjacent contour lines.

Previous person put some ridiculous answer. This one is the correct answer on APEX and does not need improvement.

What is the term for the circular movement of material inside Earth's mantle

convection

What is the main type of energy used to help convert metamorphic rocks into igneous rocks in the rock cycle

Thermal energy -apex (:

The height of a mountain peak above sea level is called

elevation

What do scientists use to measure how much stuff is in a specified volume of a substance

density

What is Gathering information from a distance through images sound waves radio waves etc called

remote sensing

Importance of remote sensing in civil engineering

remote sensing

When the air in the atmosphere is unevenly warmed by the sun's what wind currents are the result'

energy

A woman walks in a straight line with the sun to her right at nine o'clock in the morning Toward which pole does she walk

North -Apex :)

A man walks in a straight line with the sun to his right at three o'clock in the afternoon Toward which pole does he walk

south

Statement correctly describes how the density and temperature of air are related

less-dense air has a higher temperature

Which of the following is not likely to appear on a map A horizon B legend C compass rose D latitude lines E scale

You are unlikely to find a horizon on a map. The horizon (or skyline) is the apparent line that separates earth from sky, the line that divides all visible directions into two categories: those that intersect the Earth's surface, and those that do not.

Unfortunately two dimensional maps usually show in area shape scale

distortion

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