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when a fossil is exposed at the earths surface, that means that weathering and
erosions has exposed it or the movement of plate tectonics moved the earth and
then the fossil is exposed that way.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoErosion, volcanism, plate tectonics, or mining activities routinely bring deeply buried rocks to the surface of the earth.
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∙ 12y agowell, besides digging it up it can also be brought up by water by the dirt absorbing the water, the dirt will eventually appear to "lessen" and the rock will rise
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∙ 12y agoerosion
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What is the process called that moves water from bodies of water to the atmosphere?
Precipitation brings water from atmosphere to earth's surface. It brings water in the form of snow, sleet, rain and hailstone.
A current that brings deep nutrient-rich water to the surface?
upwelling
What are fossils and what do they tell us about the process of evolution?
Fossil the dead remains of plants and animals that lived in the past is know as fossil.
Uplift replaces rocks on Earth's surface lost to the process of what?
Uplift replaces rocks on Earth's surface lost the process of erosion.
Describe the process by which most fossils form?
1. An ancient animal dies and sinks to the bottom of a river 2. Layers of sediments cover the animal's body 3.Over millions of years, the sediment harden to become rock. The animal is preserved as a fossil. 4. The rock erodes. The fossil is exposed on the surface of a rock.
What is the process that brings nutrients to the surface of the ocean?
Upwelling
Which process brings water back to the surface?
The density of the air
Which ocean process brings vital nutrients from the bottom to the surface waters?
"upwelling"
What are law fossil succession?
when a fossil is in the process of being made. when a fossil is in the process of being made. when a fossil is in the process of being made.
What brings material from the mantle to the earths surface?
What brings material from the Mantle to the Earth's Surface is rock...
What brings upwelling to the surface?
surface currents
What current brings cold water to the ocean surface?
An upwelling is a current in the ocean that brings deep, cold water to the ocean surface.
Carbon in fossil fuel is obtained from plants by the process of?
Fossil fuel is obtained from plants by the process of photosynthesis.
What is the process called that moves water from bodies of water to the atmosphere?
Precipitation brings water from atmosphere to earth's surface. It brings water in the form of snow, sleet, rain and hailstone.
Fish are abundant in areas where the ocean is upwelling because it -?
Brings nutrients to the surface water. *Dawn.
What process brings food into the cell during active transport?
The process that brings food into the cell during active transport is endocytosis.
Are fossil fuels below the earth surface?
yes
