Form 7: Altitude and Elevation Changes
Explore elevation changes over time or distance. Calculate positive and negative rates of change for changing altitudes.
Questions
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A hiker's elevation graph shows height (ft) over time (min) passing through (0, 0) and (4, 2000). What is the rate of ascent?
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An airplane descends from 30,000 feet to 15,000 feet in 10 minutes. What is its rate of elevation change?
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What does a positive rate of change indicate on an altitude-time graph?
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What does a negative rate of change indicate on an altitude-time graph?
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A climber stays at a mountain camp at 5000 ft altitude for 3 hours. What is the slope of their altitude graph during this time?
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A graph passes through (2, 600) and (6, 1600) for altitude in meters over hours. Find the rate of climbing.
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Climber A graph slope is +400 ft/hr. Climber B graph slope is +250 ft/hr. Which statement is true?
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If a balloon ascends at a constant rate of 300 ft/min, how much elevation does it gain in 4 minutes?
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In an elevation graph starting at (0, 300), what does 300 represent?
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A submarine descends from 100 meters below sea level to 300 meters below in 5 minutes. Find the rate of descent (change in altitude).
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In the rise over run calculation for an elevation graph, what does the rise represent?
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A hiker starts at 1000 ft and reaches 1600 ft in 4 hours. What is the average rate of elevation gain per hour?