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Measuring Earth
Term | Definition |
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Gradient | Steepness (= change in field value/distance) |
Profile | Side view of a topographic feature |
Latitude | Lines that run East and West but measure North and South |
Contour Interval | Interval of change from one topography line to another |
Atmosphere | Layer of gases that surround a planet or moon |
Hydrosphere | Layer of water on Earth |
Prime meridian | major north-south line on Earth |
Isoline | Line of equal value |
Horizon | where the sky meets the land or water |
Altitude | distance from the ground to a specific point in the sky |
topographic map | map showing the " lay of the land" aka surface feature map |
longitude | lines that run north and south but measure east and west |
equator | major east -west line on earth |
lithosphere | layer of earth that contains the crust and rigid mantle |