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What is the term ''crust'' suitable for the layer of earth where you live?
the term crust is suitable for the layer of the earth we live on because it is the rocks that cooled from the outer core under it.
Which term refers to the layer of water in which there is a rapid change of temperature with depth in the ocean?
Thermocline
What is the term for water that seeps under the surface of the earth?
Groundwater.
What is the term which refers to rocks that are produced when melted rocks that are produced when melted rock from inside earth cools and hardens on or under earth's surface?
Igneous Rock
Which layer of rock is the oldest?
The basement is a term sometimes used, and Cratonis another used in a continental context.The Principle of Superposition has it that in a given formation, the top layers are the youngest, and the deeper layers the oldest.
What is the term used to describe a layer of rock containing water that can often be pumped from the ground?
an aquifier
What is term for water down under ground?
the term for under water is ''ground water ''.
I know there is water under land But what is under water?
If we look beneath water, no matter how deep, we will always find the rock of the crust of the earth. You might have heard the term "ball of rock" applied to the earth, and the crust is the outer covering of that ball of rock. All of the world's oceans sit on top of the crust of the earth.
What is the term ''crust'' suitable for the layer of earth where you live?
the term crust is suitable for the layer of the earth we live on because it is the rocks that cooled from the outer core under it.
What layer of the earth make up these plates?
"plates" are the term for the giant sheets of rock on the earths crust
Why is a sedimentary rock called stratified rock?
It most likely means that each layer of the stratificaton represents a time of flood, when a large layer of fresh silt was washed into the body of water, settling to the bottom over pre-existing layers.
What literary term does the bowels of the rock go under?
The term "bowels of the rock" could be considered a metaphor, where the rock is being compared to a living organism with internal parts. It can also fall under the category of personification, giving human-like characteristics to an inanimate object.
What is the term for the disintegration of rock by wind water or climate?
It is erosion or weathering.
What is the term for water under the ground that is primary of drinking water?
groundwater
What is mechanical engineering sandwich?
Not sure if the engineering-related definition is exactly the same, but in geology the term mechanical sandwich refers to a rock layer which has different tectonic mechanisms going on above and below it. Thus, the rock layer is "sandwiched" between other rock layers experiencing different tectonic processes.
Which term refers to the layer of water in which there is a rapid change of temperature with depth in the ocean?
Thermocline
Which is the term for water under the ground that is primary source of drinking water?
ground water
