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the earths geogarphy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Longatude is | portrait |
| latitude is | landscape |
| tyhe earth diametre is aproximently | 12900km |
| the earths crust is | 50km deep |
| explain the earth crust | the earths crust is a hard rock, its 50km deep and it floats on the mantle which is a softer rock |
| explain the mantle | the mantle is in between the core of the earth and the earths crust. it is not as hot as the core but is still quite hot. |
| explain the core | the core is in the middle of the earth and is made up of iron. the core is very hot, hot enough to be mantle |
| who big is the moon compared to the earth | 4x smaller in diametre |
| whta is the shape of the earth | a sphere, but its called a geroid. |
| what is a geroid? | a geroid is a sphere that is flat at the top and bottom because of the centrifugal forces pushing out. |
| why is the crust continually moving | it is being pushed by forces underneth the the crust from the hotter layers. centrifugal forces |
| what siz eis the sun related to the earth | 1 000 000 times bigger |
| what are the cracks in the earths crust called | plates |
| what are the bumps and hallows on the surface of the earth | mountains, valley, and hills |
| what are the flat areas at sea level called | plains |
| what are the flat areas above the sea level called | plateaus |
| what are the names of the cracks that are formed into peices | faults |
| what part of the earths surface is made up of water | 3/4 but more accuratly 71% of water is the forms of rivers, lakes, seas and oceans. |
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