The Earth's gravity is best represented by an equipotential surface that contains bumps and depressions where areas of higher or lower gravity appear over the Earth.This representation is called the ________.
A) reference geoid
B) gravitational potential
C) isostasy
D) geoid

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The representation described in the question is called the geoid. It is a surface that best represents the Earth's gravity field, considering the irregularities in the planet's mass distribution. The other options are related to aspects of gravity but do not correspond to the specific description provided.

The Earth's Gravity Is Best Represented by an Equipotential Surface