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They are called Tectonic Plates.
The lithosphere is the solid, rocky surface of the Earth. The hydrosphere, or ocean, covers over 70% of the lithosphere. Covering the entire Earth is the layer of gases called the atmosphere.
Water covers 70+% of the Earth.
The World Ocean
Land and Water. It's that simple!
It is more correct to say that water is on the earth. Though the surface of the earth is mostly covererd with water, the operative word is "covered." The water covers most of the earth's surface, so the water could be said to be sitting on the earth. Which it is.
Despite the fact that Uranus has a mass 14.5 times Earth's mass, its surface gravity isless thanEarth's.Jupiter and Neptune both have more "surface gravity" than Earth.
Yes, the earth's surface is covered in more water than land.
70% of the erath is water and the other 30% is land
The surface and shores of the Dead Sea adjacent to Jordan are the lowest points on the earth's surface. Please see the wikipedia article for more information.
No. Land covers only about a quarter of Earth's surface.
No. Land makes up about a quarter of Earth's surface.
Water covers more than 2 thirds of the surface of the earth.
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There is more water on Earth than land (surface area). Water covers nearly 71% of the Earth's surface. While Earth's surface is mostly water, Earth is nearly all rock. Just 0.5% of the planet by weight is water. -Thong Tran
Canada
Water covers approximately 70% or more of the water on Earth. Salt water covers most of the surface on the earth's water supply. Amazingly only 3% of all water on earth is freshwater.
Although it covers about 1% of the earth's surface area it has more than half the world's active volcanoes, also it is the site of thousands of earthquakes each year
The ocean covers up 71% of the earth. 97% of the earth is water.
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Well, 71% of Earth is covered by water, which is more than half, so, yes, most of Earth's surface is under water.
It is more correct to say that water is on the earth. Though the surface of the earth is mostly covererd with water, the operative word is "covered." The water covers most of the earth's surface, so the water could be said to be sitting on the earth. Which it is.