GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Spacing between the contours determines the slope of the land. Close contours mean the slope is steep, while contours drawn far apart represent gentle slopes. Contours are imaginary lines drawn on maps, connecting places having equal elevation above sea level.

Detailed explanation-2: -You can describe the slope, or steepness, of the ramp and stairs by considering horizontal and vertical movement along them. In conversation, you use words like “gradual” or “steep” to describe slope. Along a gradual slope, most of the movement is horizontal. Along a steep slope, the vertical movement is greater.

Detailed explanation-3: -In mathematics, the steepness of a line is defined as the slope (or gradient). The slope is the ratio of vertical distance to the horizontal distance between any two points on a line.

Detailed explanation-4: -Using two of the points on the line, you can find the slope of the line by finding the rise and the run. The vertical change between two points is called the rise, and the horizontal change is called the run. The slope equals the rise divided by the run: Slope =riserun Slope = rise run .

Detailed explanation-5: -The most intuitive way to describe a line is by its slope which tells us how steep the line is, whether it is slanted to the right or to the left, or whether the line is a horizontal or a vertical line. A line with a positive slope slants to the right, and the larger the slope, the steeper the line.