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how big is the earththe earth size is neither the largest nor smallest planet in our solar system it is the largest of the non-gaseous planets
how did the earth form and become spherical the earths shape about five billion years ago the solar system was forming from gases and dust floating
what is relative locationrelative location is the location of something in relation of another
what is a floodplain if a river tends to flood the most practical solution might be to designate a more or less flat area along the river as the
what are decomposers in a temperate deciduous forest in the deciduous forest many decomposers that are living there contain fungi bacteria and yes
why did the continents spread apartthis is because of the heat generated from the earths interior and earthquakes - the convection currents deep
why does a glacier moveit moves due to the huge pressure of the ice and snow lowers the freezing point of its lower layers causing by to
which type of rock is critical for the formation of geysersliquid rock is required for geysers to type in the form of what is known as magma - which
which type of volcano is the most destructivewell every type of volcano can be destructive and if you are talking in human loss of life terms than
when does an atoll start to formthis starts to form when tiny marine animals - coral polyps - attach themselves to rocks on the
what ways can igneous rock form two waysigneous rocks are formed when melted material crystallizes eg from
what time period can carbon-14 dates havecarbon 14 has a half-life of 5730 years and thus it can be used to date very precisely a large majority of
what divides the outer core from the mantle above it there is a gradual transition caused by a vary in temperature and decreasing
what minerals attract lightningans big structures and things that are metal attract lightning also trees doin fact anything that is metallic
what layer of the earth does magma formmagma is part of the layer just under the crustit tell us that while everything seems solid underfoot in fact
what is the rate of species and how does this relate to finding transitional speciesthe rate of species stated on the time and specific species and
what is the minimum depth required for a feature to be considered a canyon in fact it is a bit like allowing for when a few grains of sand become a
what is the general statement regarding the temperature of water in oceanic depths commonly the relation is this - the further from the surface the
what is the earth crust made ofans the overall composition of the earth crust is as followssilicon 277oxygen 466iron 50aluminum 81all other elements
what is the earths core made ofans the outer earth core is liquid and the inner is solid both parts are of alloy of two metals - iron and nickel
what is the earth made ofthe overall composition of the earth in terms of elemental composition is as follows iron 346oxygen 295magnesium
what is the difference among the geoid and the surface of the earththe geoid is an visualize surface that equal with the average mean sea level
what is the difference among a semi-precious and a precious stonethe difference among precious and semi-precious comes down purely to human
what is the difference among a canyon gorge and valleythe easiest way to answer this is to describe each term so you can see1 a canyon is a deep
what is shaleit is a fine-grained earthy sedimentary rock like clay but produced in thin