Question

In comparison with a steep slope, a gentle slope _____.

Answer 1

Answer: Smaller.

Explanation: A gentle slope is smaller.

The slope defines the rate of change of how a variable Y changes linearly with other variable X. If the slope is big, this means that an small chance in one variable X has a big impact on the variable Y, this is a steep slope.

The case for the gentle one is the oposite, a big change in the variable X has a small impact in the variable Y, yhis means that the slope is smaller.

Answer 2

The slope can be determined from the map by studying the contour lines—the closer the contour lines, the steeper the slope; the farther apart the contour lines, the gentler the slope. Steep slopes are slopes that rise at least 10 feet high over a horizontal distance of 25 feet or less.
In comparison with a steep slope, a gentle slope has a gradient between 5 and 15% and the pattern of rainfall distribution regularly results in erosion events.