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The crust, on which we live on, is like islands of tectonic plates that are floating on the semi-molten magma.
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What force stops us from floating of the earth's surface?
ocigion
What are tectonic movements?
Tectonic Plates are sections of the Earth's crust that are actually floating on the surface of the semi-molten Magma.
The name of a peace of metal or stone that falls to Earth's surface?
A piece of solid matter floating in space is called a meteor. If it hits the Earth and lands, we call it a meteorite.
What is the earth's surface floating on?
The Earth's crust floats on top of a layer called the mantle, which is composed of hot liquid rock (which sometimes erupts out of volcanoes, and is called magma).
Why does the surface of the earth move when magma beneath it moves?
The crustal plates of the earth are less dense than the magma below. In a very real sense, we are floating on top of the magma.
What is earths surface floating on?
gravitiy
Is the sea floating on the Earth or is the Earth floating on the sea?
the sea is technically floating on the earth, as at the bottom of the sea there are techtonic plates.. Our oceans are just gigantic canyons that are filled to the brim with water.
What does earth feel like?
It feels great. Like your floating on a cloud..... yayayIt feels great. Like your floating on a cloud..... yayay
How can water hold the continents?
The continents are not floating on water, if that is what you mean. The large bodies of water on the earth's surface fill up some of the spaces between the continents.
Why does the north end of a compass needle dip downwards and does it always behave like this?
You have to realize that the Earth is a sphere and that the magnetic north pole isn't in a direction tangent to the Earth's surface, but rather through the Earth itself. Therefore, a compass needle will dip downwards if it is dense enough to break the surface tension of the fluid it is floating on.
Would an astronant weigh less on on the moon then on the earth?
Yes. This is why they wear extra weight on their boots to keep them from floating above the surface of the moon. The moon has less gravitational pull due to its smaller size compared to the Earth.
What is one word for rubbish floating on the surface?
the word is debris
