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What mountain is at the highest point of elevation on the African continent

The highest mountain in Africa is Mount Kilimanjaro and it is in Tanzania.

What are the worlds 3 largest oceans

The world's three largest oceans, in order, are the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.

What portion of the mantle is hot enough to begin melting rocks into magma

asthenosphere

What occurs when a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and overtakes it

When a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate and overtakes it, this is known as subduction.

How much of the ocean stores the same amount of energy that is found in the atmosphere

10 feet

What is the solid outer crust layer and the top portion of the mantle layer called

lithosphere

What percentage of Earth's surface water is ground water

71

What percentage of Earth's water is located in oceans

96% of Earth's water is in the oceans.

Which of these is a type of flat land located at the bottom of the ocean

abyssal plain

Which mountain is the highest point on Earth

The summit of mt. Chimborazo in Ecuador. It is not the tallest mountain on Earth, but it's summit is the farthest point from the center of the Earth. I hope this helped!

Which of these is a type of low flat land that is left behind after a large body of water such as a lake has completely disappeared

Alluvial plain A+

Earth supports life forms numbering more than what

1.000.000.000

What type of rocks form when melted rock cools from inside the Earth

Igneous rock forms when melted rock (magma) from inside the Earth cools.

Coral reefs form in which portion of the Continental margin

continental shelf

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