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How much of the earth is covered by water

Approximately 75% of the Earth's surface is covered by water.

What is an example of a reservoir

Ross Barnett Reservoir

Quabbin Reservoir in western Massachusetts

A+ Lake

Where is the Wiechert-Gutenburg discontinuity located

between the mantle and the core..

What is the process of moving rocks to a new location

erosion

What is another name for water shortage

drought

Which volcanoes are shaped in a sharp peak

Very tall volcanoes with sharp peaks are stratovolcanoes.

When regions do not receive enough precipitation to account for the amount of water necessary to thrive it is called a water

When regions do not receive enough precipitation to account for the amount of water necessary to thrive, it is called a water drought.
drought

When water molecules are moving closer together in the air there is a net

condensation A+

What forms when lava flows horizontally across a layer of rock

Forms of igneous rock are usually made. It is also known as lava rock and volcanic rock

What is the term fresh water refers to water with low

salt

When magma does not have enough pressure to break completely through the neck and into a central vent it forms

When magma does not have enough pressure to break completely through the neck and into a central vent, it forms a Dike.

What layer of the atmosphere is located above the mesosphere

stratosphere

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

The petrified trees of the petrified forest date back to

the petrified trees of the petrified forest date back to?

In the ozone layer ozone is created when oxygen

Ozone is created by the oxygen molecules. When the UV falls on oxygen, ozone is formed.

Hydroelectric dams are developed to use moving surface water to create

electricity

A scientist who studies water is called a

Hydrologist

The crevice through which the magma bursts is called the .

fissure

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