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The earliest humans to reference the ground called it earth (in their languages, of course). Over time, this has spread to reference the entire planet, rather than just the ground in one spot.
Other popular names include Terra Firma and Gaia.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoBecause almost two-thirds or seventy-five percent of Earth is made up of water.
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∙ 12y agoThe earth is made of water and land; therefore it is a water AND land planet.
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∙ 12y agoIt is the only planet with water
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Earths core is made of an alloy of?
earth core is made of an alloy of.... MOSTLY IRON AND NICKEL
What is earths core mostly made out of?
The Inner (solid) and Outter (liquid) Core are made up of Nickel and Iron.
What is the ridge layer of earths surface made up of the crust and part of the mantle called?
lithoshpere
What is the comostion of the earths crust?
Mostly iron, oxygen, silicon, magnesium, sulfur, nickel, and calcium.
What is earth made of?
Earth has a core of solid and liquid iron, a mantle of ultramafic rock, a crust of complex mineral compounds, and an atmosphere of nitrogen, oxygen, and other gases. Physical and chemical reactions on the Earth include the compound water (dihydrogen oxide or oxidane) in all three of its physical phases. Carbon-cycle (living) organisms utilize and alter the surface of the planet.
What is earths surface type made up of?
Most of it is water, the rest is rock.
The surface of earth is covered mostly by what?
The surface of earth is covered mostly by water.
Which planet is mostly made out of water?
The surface of planet Earth is made up of 71% water.
Where are most of earths volcanoes hidden?
They are mostly hidden underwater because nothing has yet made them erupt and come to the surface.
What is earths core mostly made of mostly?
basalt and granite
What makes up earths surface?
70% of the Earth's surface is water. The rest is land masses that are made up of many different kinds of rocks.
Which of these extraterrestrial bodies do scientists think brought water to Earths surface?
Comets, because they are made from ice and dirt.
What is most of earths surface made of?
the ocean
Is there water on saturns moon titan?
Yes, but not liquid water. The surface of Titan is made mostly of ice. It also has lakes and rivers of liquid methane.
What is the earths layer mostly made of iron?
Umm iron?
What is the earths limestone made of?
Limestone is mostly calcium carbonate.
Was the earths early atmosphere made up of mostly oxygen?
no
