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Earth rotation

Geography; Physical geography

Refers to the spinning of the Earth on its polar axis.

Mercury barometer

Geography; Physical geography

Type of barometer that measures changes in atmospheric pressure by the height of a column of mercury in a U-shaped tube which has one end sealed and the other end immersed in an open container of ...

Map projection system that presents true compass direction. Distortion is manifested in terms of area. Area distortion makes continents in the middle and high latitudes seem larger than they should ...

Mercalli scale

Geography; Physical geography

A scale for rating the power of an earthquake.

Melting

Geography; Physical geography

The physical process of a solid becoming a liquid. For water, this process requires approximately 80 calories of heat energy for each gramme converted.