Term |
Definition |
Topographic map |
a map that shows the surface features of Earth |
Satellite view |
a natural or artificial body that revolves around a celestial body that is greater in mass |
Erosional feature |
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Weathering |
the natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose rocks |
Satellite image |
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Elevation |
a geographic locations height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface |
Erode |
gradually destroying the surface of rock or soil |
Erosion |
the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another |
Contour interval |
the difference in elevation between one contour line and the next |