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What are irregularly shaped underground magma formation that have hardened called?

batholiths


What are irregularly shaped pieces of rock metal and dust?

Irregularly shaped pieces of rock, metal, and dust found in space are called asteroids. They are remnants from the formation of the solar system and can range in size from small pebbles to hundreds of kilometers in diameter.


How is the lithosphere formed and shaped?

The lithosphere is formed through the cooling and solidification of the Earth's outer layer called the crust. It is shaped through tectonic forces such as plate movements, which can cause the lithosphere to be broken apart, collide, or slide past each other, leading to the formation of various landforms like mountains, valleys, and ocean basins.


What materials would you use to model the lithosphere?

To model the lithosphere, you would typically use materials such as clay, cardboard, foam board, and paint to represent the layers of the Earth's crust. These materials can be shaped and colored to represent the different components of the lithosphere, such as the crust, mantle, and outer core.


Why do you need to use the water displacement method for some objects and not others?

The water displacement method is used to find the volume of irregularly shaped objects. This method is not necessary for regularly shaped objects whose volume can be easily calculated using geometric formulas. Irregularly shaped objects do not have a straightforward formula for volume calculation, hence the need for the water displacement method.