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What are Pieces of rock that actually strike Earth's surface called?
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∙ 12y ago
As a rock is falling through the atmosphere, it is a meteor. When it hits the earths surface, it is a meteoroid.
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The earths surface is broken into large pieces what are they called?
Tectonic Plates
What is the breaking down of Earths surface into smaller pieces?
It is actually called weathering, but if your talking about the process of rocks breaking down into smaller pieces by physical means it is called Mechanical Weathering, by chemical means it is called Chemical Weathering.
What do we call a measure of height above earths surface?
Height above earths surface is called elevation
What Half of earths surface is called?
There is no such thing as half of the Earth. If you are referring to half of the spherical shape of the Earth then it will be a hemisphere.
What is the opening called in the earths crust called through which lava gases and other pieces of rock erupt?
A volcano is the opening called in the earths crust called through which lava gases and other pieces of rock erupt.
What are pieces of rocks that actually strike Earth's surface are called?
As a rock is falling through the atmosphere, it is a meteor. When it hits the earths surface, it is a meteoroid.
The earths surface is broken into large pieces what are they called?
Tectonic Plates
Which process are pieces of rock material being moved over earths surface by water and wind?
The process is called erosion.
What is the breaking down of Earths surface into smaller pieces?
It is actually called weathering, but if your talking about the process of rocks breaking down into smaller pieces by physical means it is called Mechanical Weathering, by chemical means it is called Chemical Weathering.
Molten rock that reaches the earths surface is called?
When the molten rock is actually flowing on the earth, it is called lava. When it is contained, such as in a volcano, it is called magma.
What are moving pieces under the earths surface that form the earths crust?
The answer is tectonic plates floating on the lithosphere. Does that answer your question? LOL :)
What do we call a measure of height above earths surface?
Height above earths surface is called elevation
When earths regions of earths surface sinks down what is it called?
Subsidence.
What is earths top surface?
It is called the crust.
What is the earths flat surface called?
Projection
What term refers to magma at the earths surface?
Magma once it reaches the earths surface is called lava.
What Half of earths surface is called?
There is no such thing as half of the Earth. If you are referring to half of the spherical shape of the Earth then it will be a hemisphere.
