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Which factors determine the rate at which solar energy is received by a given area of the Earths land surface?
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The factors include, Reflectivity of the area, Topography, Climate, Cloud cover, Vegetation, and Latitude.
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What coordinate system do you use to determine the location of a point on the earths surface?
Longitude and Latitude
Why is difficult to determine earths structure?
Because Earth is very very large and we live just on the very surface.
In what ways do glaciers change earth's surface?
They smooth earths surface
How do earthquake activity change the earths surface?
By slowing down the earths rotation but will not make effect to humans .
What brings material from the mantle to the earths surface?
What brings material from the Mantle to the Earth's Surface is rock...
What is the point on earths surface where an earthquake energy is received?
epicenter
What coordinate system do you use to determine the location of a point on the earths surface?
Longitude and Latitude
Why is difficult to determine earths structure?
Because Earth is very very large and we live just on the very surface.
What kind of radiation passes through the atmosphere and reaches the earths surface?
highlight factors which show that heat from the sun does reach th earth surface by convection
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.
What forces below earth surface shape landforms?
The tectonic plates below earths surface shape earths landforms
Why are there are almost no extrusive ultra basic rocks in earths crust?
There are almost no extrusive rocks on the earths surface because they are all under the earths surface. They are mainly lower than the earths surface.
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 Continuous movement of water from Earths surface to the and back to earths surface?
it is water cycle
