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What happens to most solar radiation when it reaches the surface of Earth what happens?
Most of the solar radiation is absorbed when it reaches the surface of the earth. Some of the solar radiation is also absorbed in the atmosphere.
What happens to earths surface as huge pieces of crust move?
most times earthquakes occur
What is the name of top most crust of earth?
The top most crust is called the crust.
Why the focus of earthquakes can be very deep subduction boundaries?
Subducted crust is brought to the point of melting as it enters the mantle. As a liquid highly entrained with gas, it will attempt to rise through any weak points in the crust. When it reaches the surface, it will form a volcano.
What element is the most abundant metal in earths crust?
The most abundant metal in the earth crust is aluminium.
The most abundant elements in earth's crust are?
The most common element in the earth's crust is oxygen.
What usually happens to magma after it has formed in the earths crust?
It does not cause earthquakes, it does not rise through cracks in the crust, the possible two answers are it spreads equally in all directions (I say most likely not, but I'm not sure) or (Most likely yes) it increases in density and sinks to the core.
What layer of the crust is the most dense?
Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust.
What element has the greatest abundance in the Earth's crust?
Oxygen is the most common and abundant element in the Earth's crust having 47% of the mass.
If continents bash in together can it become an earthquake?
When any continents bash in together, there is most likely to be an earthquake. When Earths crust bash against each other, there is an earthquake which sometimes causes sunamis. If that happens to Earth's crust, why not to continents?
What is the most abundant element found in the crust of the earth?
Oxygen is the most common element in the crust.
Which is the most abundant element in earth crust?
Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the crust of the Earth.
