At a certain location in the Coachella Valley of California the elevation is 215 feet below sea level.
Clara wrote this elevation as -215 feet.
Is Clara's response reasonable? Explain the given elevation with respect to its relationship to 0.
Yes, it's reasonable. 0 degrees elevation is sea level. The valley is 215 degrees below 0 elevation.
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Yes, Clara's response is reasonable. The given elevation is written as -215 feet, indicating that it is 215 feet below sea level.
To understand the relationship of the given elevation to 0, it is important to note that sea level is considered to be at 0 feet elevation. Elevation values below sea level are represented as negative numbers, while elevations above sea level are represented as positive numbers.
In this case, since the given elevation is -215 feet, it means that the location is 215 feet below sea level. So, Clara's response of -215 feet accurately represents that the location's elevation is below sea level.