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The disintegration and decomposition of rock at or near earth's surface is known as?
Weathering is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earth's surface. Once a rock has been broken down, a process called erosion transports the bits of rock and minerals away. Water, acids, salt, plants, animals, and changes in temperature are all agents of weathering and erosion
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What name is given to slipping or sliding surface of parts of the earths surface?
The slipping or sliding surface of parts of the Earth's surface is known as a fault line. This is where movement occurs along the surface of the Earth, resulting in earthquakes.
What do you call all of the water on earths surface?
The all the water on Earth's surface is known as the hydrosphere. This includes water in oceans, rivers, lakes, and ice caps.
Wegener's theory that the continents slowly moved over earths surface became known as?
Wegener's theory that the continents slowly moved over Earth's surface became known as the theory of continental drift.
What percentage of earths surface is covered by the taiga biome?
About 15% of Earth's surface is covered by the taiga biome! :)
The name given to a portion of the earths surface is known as?
The name given to a portion of the Earth's surface is known as a region or area. Regions can be defined by physical characteristics, such as climate or landforms, or by human characteristics, such as culture or economic activities.
Weathering is also known as?
Weathering is also known as the breakdown of rocks and minerals at the Earth's surface through processes like mechanical weathering (physical disintegration) and chemical weathering (chemical decomposition).
What is the surface layer of the earths surface is known as the?
The "crust" or biosphere
What is the earth point on earths surface directly of the surface of the earthquake?
This is known as the epicentre.
What is the magma when it reaches the earths surface?
Magma that reaches the Earth's surface is known as lava.
What is the study of the earths surface called?
The study of Earth's surface landforms is known as geomorphology.
What is the point on earths surface where seismic waves are first felt?
This is known as the epicentre.
What is a depression on earths surface that can be dry or filled with water?
A depression on the surface of the Earth created by groundwater is known as a cone of depression.
What forms beneath earths surface?
The rock that forms on earth's surface is extrusive rock or otherwise known as a metamorphic rock.
Molten rocks that cool at the earths surface are known as?
Lava.
Is the weathering of the earths surface known as corrosion?
No, it's known as erosion. Corrosion is the weathering of things like metal and glass.
Rain that falls and doesnt touch the earths surface but just evapourates in the atmosphere is known as?
Virga
What that moves over earths surface when it rains is called?
Water which moves over the earths surface after having precipitated (rain, snow, etc) is known as runoff. Most rivers get the majority of their water from precipitation runoff.
