a scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest; used in testing the hardness of minerals. Define DENSITY: A measure of how much matter there is in a given amount of space.
Jerusalem is a hilly city so the altitude varies but it is approximately 750 Meters (2,500 feet) above sea level.
For other uses, see Elevation (disambiguation) . Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth â approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered with water. A sign at 8000 feet (2438 meters) in the San Bernardino Mountains. The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface (see Geodetic system, vertical datum).