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a mountain structure is an example of elevation
Elevation means the height of something.
Finished Floor Elevation. The elevation at finished floor level.
It's the Gradient.
This is mathematically known as slope or "rise/run".
Gradient
The change in elevation divided by the distance traveled is known as the gradient or slope. It is commonly used to measure the steepness of inclines or declines along a route or terrain. The gradient is calculated by dividing the difference in elevation by the horizontal distance covered.
To calculate the gradient of a mountain stream, a student can use the formula: gradient = (change in elevation) / (horizontal distance). First, they measure the elevation at two points along the stream, then find the difference between these elevations. Next, they measure the horizontal distance between the same two points. Finally, they divide the change in elevation by the horizontal distance to find the gradient, typically expressed as a ratio or percentage.
"Gradient" of a point quantity is a measurement of how fast it changes in a specific direction. For topography, the gradient of the land is its slope in some direction. It would work out to be dimensionless, because it has to be change in elevation/distance which is length/length no matter what units you use for the elevation or distance.
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A stream gradient is the grade measure by the ratio of drop in elevation of a stream. It is expressed as feet per mile.
To find the gradient on a contour map, you calculate the change in elevation between two contour lines and divide it by the distance between them. This will give you the rate of change of the elevation or slope at that point on the map.
Little change in elevation, or a low gradient
A 1IN7 gradient refers to a slope where for every 7 units horizontally, the elevation increases or decreases by 1 unit vertically. This means that the slope is steep, with a relatively quick change in elevation over a short horizontal distance.
The gradient of a quantity is the greatest rate at which it changes as you move in different directions from where you are now. If the quantity has a negative gradient, that means that the quantity decreases in that direction. A great example of a negative gradient is the elevation of the land at a point on a road that has a hill on one side and a cliff on the other side. The greatest rate at which the elevation changes is in the direction off the edge of the cliff, and it's negative in that direction.