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When the earths surface gets weathered away over time it is known as?
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What isigneous rock at the earth's surface that is weathered and wears away?
extrusive ingeous rock
The atmospheric pressure near the earths surface does what?
It decreases as you move away from the earth surface
Which direction does the air currents towards the poles or away from the poles?
Away from the poles because the air near Earths surface is warm.
How do molecules change the air pressure as you move away from the earths surface?
their density decreases as you go up
What effect does the earths magnetic field have on the intensity of cosmic rays striking the earths surface?
The earth's magnetosphere acts as a shield to deflect harmful energies away.
What Igneous rock at the earths surface that is weathered and wears away is called?
Its sediment
What igneous rock is at the earths surface that is weathered and wears away?
Extrusive (volcanic) and exposed plutonic igneous rock.
What is the wearing away of the earths surface?
Erosion
What isigneous rock at the earth's surface that is weathered and wears away?
extrusive ingeous rock
What does wind erosion do to the earths surface?
wears it away
What is the atmospheric layers in order from farthest away from the earths surface to the closest to the earths surface?
exosphere,thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
The atmospheric pressure near the earths surface does what?
It decreases as you move away from the earth surface
What is the layer of earths atmosphere farthest away from earths surface?
Thermosphere, it is also the atmosphere with the highest temperatures.
What process by which weathered material are carried away?
The process by which weathered material is carried away is called erosion. This can happen through different agents such as water, wind, ice, or gravity. Erosion plays a key role in shaping the Earth's surface over time.
What is true about the density of gases as you move farther away from earths surface?
it remains unchanged
What happens to air pressure as you move away from earths surface?
it decrease and it is globel warming
What happens to the pull of gravity the farther away you are from earths surface?
The Gravity becomes less
