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What term is used for the continually frozen layer of soil underneath Earth's surface in high latitudes?
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Permafrost is used for the continually frozen layer of soil underneath Earth's surface in high latitudes.
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How many km is the earths lithosphere from the earths surface?
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How does weathering and erosion shape earths surface?
Weathering and erosion shape earths surface by changing earths surface by having extreme forces that change earth.
What is the process that breaks up rock on earths surface?
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What causes the periods of daylight and darkness to vary at different latitudes throughout the year?
earths tilt
Do cirrus clouds form near or far from earths surface?
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What is water called underneath the earths surface?
Ground water.
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Oblique
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What does category of earthquake mean?
the moving or depositioning of rocks underneath the surface of the earth when th earths plates collide
How many km is the earths lithosphere from the earths surface?
The Earth's lithosphere can vary in depth from 5 km at the ocean ridges to 200 km underneath mountain ranges.
When volcano lava cools at the surface?
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Which of the following is calm area on earths surface where warm air rises?
The Horse Latitudes are the calm areas on Earth's surface where warm air rises at the equator. The warm air also divides and flows both north and south.
What percent of the earths surface is the US?
100
How much of earths oceans cover earths surface?
70% or 80% of water covers the earths surface
Does the outer core cover earths surface?
No the crust covers earths surface
Why are map projecters needed?
to draw the earths surface.
How are the earths materials continually being formed and destroyed?
Thanks to Physics
