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What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
Which section of the atmosphere does not have air vortices, water vapor, clouds, or obvious changes in temperature?
Which section of the atmosphere does not have air vortices, water vapor, clouds, or obvious changes in temperature?
What is NOT found in natural air?
What is NOT found in natural air?
What percentage of the ocean's volume consists of nitrogen, oxygen, and some other dissolved gases?
What percentage of the ocean's volume consists of nitrogen, oxygen, and some other dissolved gases?
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What is the mechanical effect of the hydrosphere on the lithosphere primarily caused by?
What is the mechanical effect of the hydrosphere on the lithosphere primarily caused by?
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Where is the maximum depth of the ocean found?
Where is the maximum depth of the ocean found?
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Which type of rocks make up the lithosphere?
Which type of rocks make up the lithosphere?
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What is the outer limit of the continental shelf called?
What is the outer limit of the continental shelf called?
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What is formed as a result of several natural and chemical activities without human intervention?
What is formed as a result of several natural and chemical activities without human intervention?
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What do rivers and tributaries carry to the oceans?
What do rivers and tributaries carry to the oceans?
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What covers another crust called subsoil?
What covers another crust called subsoil?
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What type of rocks make up the sedimentary layers that contain harder rocks in the lithosphere?
What type of rocks make up the sedimentary layers that contain harder rocks in the lithosphere?
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What does the lithosphere form?
What does the lithosphere form?
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What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
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Which section of the atmosphere does not have air vortices, water vapor, clouds, or obvious changes in temperature?
Which section of the atmosphere does not have air vortices, water vapor, clouds, or obvious changes in temperature?
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What is the outer limit of the continental shelf called?
What is the outer limit of the continental shelf called?
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What do rivers and tributaries carry to the oceans?
What do rivers and tributaries carry to the oceans?
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What does the lithosphere form?
What does the lithosphere form?
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What is NOT found in natural air?
What is NOT found in natural air?
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What makes up 2% of the ocean's volume?
What makes up 2% of the ocean's volume?
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What is the maximum depth of the ocean and where is it located?
What is the maximum depth of the ocean and where is it located?
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What causes the mechanical effect of the hydrosphere on the lithosphere?
What causes the mechanical effect of the hydrosphere on the lithosphere?
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What is the highest mountain peak and its height above sea level?
What is the highest mountain peak and its height above sea level?
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What covers another crust called subsoil?
What covers another crust called subsoil?
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What are minerals formed in the earth as a result of?
What are minerals formed in the earth as a result of?
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What type of rocks mostly make up the lithosphere?
What type of rocks mostly make up the lithosphere?
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What connects the continental platform and the deep-sea shelf?
What connects the continental platform and the deep-sea shelf?
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What do rivers and tributaries carry to the oceans?
What do rivers and tributaries carry to the oceans?
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What do sedimentary layers contain?
What do sedimentary layers contain?
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Study Notes
Earth's Surface and Water Coverage
- 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by water.
Atmosphere
- The stratosphere does not have air vortices, water vapor, clouds, or obvious changes in temperature.
Composition of Air and Ocean
- Helium is NOT found in natural air.
- 98% of the ocean's volume consists of water, while 2% consists of nitrogen, oxygen, and other dissolved gases.
Hydrosphere and Lithosphere
- The mechanical effect of the hydrosphere on the lithosphere is primarily caused by erosion and sedimentation.
Ocean Topography
- The maximum depth of the ocean is approximately 11,000 meters and is found in the Mariana Trench.
Lithosphere Composition
- The lithosphere is mostly composed of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
Continental Shelf
- The outer limit of the continental shelf is called the continental slope.
Soil and Sedimentary Layers
- Soil covers another crust called subsoil.
- Sedimentary layers in the lithosphere contain harder rocks, such as sedimentary rocks, and are formed from the accumulation of sediments.
Lithosphere Formation
- The lithosphere forms the Earth's crust.
Rivers and Oceans
- Rivers and tributaries carry sediments and nutrients to the oceans.
Mineral Formation
- Minerals are formed in the earth as a result of natural and chemical activities without human intervention.
Mountain Peaks
- The highest mountain peak is Mount Everest, with a height of approximately 8,848 meters above sea level.
Continental Platform and Deep-Sea Shelf
- The continental slope connects the continental platform and the deep-sea shelf.
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Test your knowledge on the principal divisions of the Earth with a focus on the atmosphere. Learn about the composition, layers, and extent of the Earth's atmosphere.
