10 Questions
What percentage of Earth's crust is covered by water?
70.8% of Earth's crust is covered by water.
Where is Earth located in the Solar System?
Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
What creates mountain ranges, volcanoes, and earthquakes on Earth?
Slowly moving tectonic plates interacting create mountain ranges, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
What percentage of Earth's crust is land?
29.2% of Earth's crust is land.
What generates a magnetosphere on Earth?
Earth's liquid outer core generates a magnetosphere.
What are some factors affecting denudation?
Anthropogenic activity, biosphere, climate, lithology, surface topography, and tectonic activity.
How have the terms 'denudation' and 'erosion' been used throughout history?
Interchangeably.
What is orogeny?
The process that forms mountains.
Name one way in which climate directly affects denudation.
Chemical weathering from rain.
What are some examples of anthropogenic activities that affect denudation?
Agriculture, damming, mining, and deforestation.
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