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Continental drift tagalog kahulugan
Clouds of gas and dust in which stars from are called what

Clouds of gas and dust from which stars form are called interstellar matter.

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

lithosphere

Which portion of the mantle is more plastic

lower

Which area indicates a dramatic decrease in material density inside the Earth

Wiechert-Gutenburg Discontinuity

Which of these is not a primary component of Earth's mantle

Nickel

What is the term fresh water refers to water with low

salt

What are water droplets in the clouds are pulled back to earth by

gravity

What is A water shortage that goes on for several years is referred to

A water shortage that goes on for several years is referred to as a water crisis.

Air contains water in a gaseous form called

Water vapor

In which area do seismic waves change dramatically in speed

outer core

The continental crust is formed primarily of which type of rock

Granitic

Many scientists believe a giant supercontinent once existed called

pangaea

What layer of the Earth's crust that is not covered by ocean water is called the

continental crust

When a glacier leaves behind a rock that is of completely different material composition than the formation it is deposited upon it is called

The rock is called a glacial erratic when it is left behind by a glacier, and is of a completely different material composition than the rocks on which it was deposited.

Which is thicker continental crust or oceanic crust

Continental crust A+

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