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the point directly above the focus is called the epicenter
The place on Earth's surface directly above the point where movement first occurs in an earthquake is called the epicenter. This is the point on the surface located vertically above the earthquake's focus (or hypocenter), where the seismic waves originate.
The place on Earth's crust directly above the point where an earthquake starts is called the "focus" or "hypocenter." This is where the seismic waves of an earthquake originate and spread outward in all directions.
A thermometer is used to measure the temperature of a place.
The place on the surface directly above the earthquake focus is called the epicenter. It is generally the point on the Earth's surface where the earthquake is most strongly felt and where the seismic waves originate.
The height of a place above sea level is called elevation.
Altitude
This characteristic is called altitude or elevation.
The height at one place is called elevation. Elevation refers to the vertical distance of a location above sea level.
The height of a landform on Earth is DEFINED as its height above sea level since sea level is the closest thing on Earth to a constant or standard starting point. Sea level itself changes with the tides and wind and weather, so we use what is called "mean sea level" which is an average of measured levels at a given place over an extended time.
== == Science Major: Altitude is height above mean sea level (MSL) or true altitude, which means in reference to what sea level is on the ground, or height above ground level (AGL), which is also called absolute altitude, which means height above the ground with no reference to the ground's height above sea level. In example, if the sea level in a certain place is 100 feet and you are 250 feet above the ground, your altitude above sea level would be 350 feet, and your altitude above ground level would be 250 feet.
The name given to the height of a place above sea level is known as elevation.
The elevation of a place above sea level
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The term you are looking for is "elevation." It refers to the height of a specific point or location above a reference level, often sea level.
Elevation.