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Field
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Science
9th Grade
10/04/2012

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Term
Field
Definition

any region of space or the environment that has some measurable value of a given quanity at every point

Ex: Gravity, Magnetism, elevation or depth, wind, relative humidity and atmospheric pressure. 

Term
Scalar Fields
Definition

fields which only indicte magnitude 

Ex: Temperature and Relative Humidty 

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Vector Fields
Definition

fields in which indicate magnitude and direction

Ex: magnetic fields, gravity, and winds

Term
Isolines
Definition
are lines connecting points of equal value. they are often used to respresent field maps. 
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Iso- Surfaces
Definition
used in three dimensional space
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Gradient
Definition
is the rate a field changes from place to place within the field
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Topographic Map
Definition
a field map of elevations and land shape; it is a way of modeling three dimensions in two dimensions
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Contour Lines
Definition
lines of equal elevation they may not touch or cross( one point may not have two different elevations)  a line with hasher marks indicates decreasing elevation 
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contour interval
Definition
is the vertical distanc between contour lines
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isobars
Definition
lines of equal pressure
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isotherms
Definition
lines of equal temperature
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