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Zeniths Crossword Clue [Solved]

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Posted on May 31, 2022

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Answer : ALTITUDE

altitude, height – n
elevation especially above sea level or above the earth’s surface; “the altitude gave her a headache”

Altitude or height (also sometimes known as depth) is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or “up” direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The exact definition and reference datum varies according to the context (e.g., aviation, geometry, geographical survey, sport, or atmospheric pressure). Although the term altitude is commonly used to mean the height above sea level of a location, in geography the term elevation is often preferred for this usage.

Vertical distance measurements in the “down” direction are commonly referred to as depth.

In aviation, the term altitude can have several meanings, and is always qualified by explicitly adding a modifier (e.g. “true altitude”), or implicitly through the context of the communication. Parties exchanging altitude information must be clear which definition is being used.

The Earth’s atmosphere is divided into several altitude regions. These regions start and finish at varying heights depending on season and distance from the poles. The altitudes stated below are averages:

Troposphere: surface to 8,000 metres (5.0 mi) at the poles, 18,000 metres (11 mi) at the Equator, ending at the Tropopause
Stratosphere: Troposphere to 50 kilometres (31 mi)
Mesosphere: Stratosphere to 85 kilometres (53 mi)
Thermosphere: Mesosphere to 675 kilometres (419 mi)
Exosphere: Thermosphere to 10,000 kilometres (6,200 mi)

The Kármán line, at an altitude of 100 kilometres (62 mi) above sea level, by convention defines represents the demarcation between the atmosphere and space. The thermosphere and exosphere (along with the higher parts of the mesosphere) are regions of the atmosphere that are conventionally defined as space.