Clouds of gas and dust in which stars from are called what
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Clouds of gas and dust from which stars form are called interstellar matter.
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What is the solid outer crust layer and the top portion of the mantle layer called
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lithosphere
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What percentage of the Sun is composed of helium
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The sun in composed of 25 percent helium. The other 75 percent
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Which portion of the mantle is more plastic
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lower
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Which area indicates a dramatic decrease in material density inside the Earth
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Wiechert-Gutenburg Discontinuity
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Which of these is not a primary component of Earth's mantle
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Nickel
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What is the average rotation of the Sun on its axis
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26 Days
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What is the term fresh water refers to water with low
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salt
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What are water droplets in the clouds are pulled back to earth by
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gravity
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What is A water shortage that goes on for several years is referred to
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A water shortage that goes on for several years is referred to
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Air contains water in a gaseous form called
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Water vapor
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In which area do seismic waves change dramatically in speed
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outer core
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The continental crust is formed primarily of which type of rock
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Granitic
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Many scientists believe a giant supercontinent once existed called
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pangaea
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What layer of the Earth's crust that is not covered by ocean water is called the
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continental crust
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When a glacier leaves behind a rock that is of completely different material composition than the formation it is deposited upon it is called
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The rock is called a glacial erratic when it is left behind by a
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Which is thicker continental crust or oceanic crust
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
What percentage of the Sun is composed of helium
The sun in composed of 25 percent helium. The other 75 percent
is hydrogen. The sun also has small amounts of other elements such
as neon, oxygen, carbon, and magnesium.
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 average rotation of the Sun on its axis
26 Days
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