What about the surface, what is it made up of?
2007-01-17 13:30:50 · 6 answers · asked by dosty2005 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Silicon, and Aluminum are the two most abundant elements, it's the primary ingredients in dirt, carbon, everything on the periodic table of elements, except the man made unnamed elements are found on earth
2007-01-17 13:37:24 · answer #1 · answered by ErinMarie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earth (IPA: /ËÉË(r)θ/, often referred to as the Earth, Terra, the World or Planet Earth) is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun, and the fifth largest. It is also the largest of its planetary system's terrestrial planets, making it the largest solid body in the solar system, and it is the only place in the universe known to humans to support life. It is also the densest planet in the solar system. Widely accepted scientific evidence indicates that the Earth was formed around 4.57 billion years ago[1] and its natural satellite, the Moon, was orbiting it shortly thereafter, around 4.53 billion years ago.
The outer surface is divided into several tectonic plates that gradually migrate across the surface over geologic time spans. The interior of the planet remains active, with a thick layer of convecting yet solid mantle and an iron core that generates a magnetic field. Its atmospheric conditions have been significantly altered by the presence of life forms, which create an ecological balance that modifies the surface conditions. About 71% of the surface is covered in salt-water oceans, and the remainder consists of continents and islands.
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2007-01-18 05:06:28 · answer #2 · answered by catzpaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the earth is made up of a "flower of life " it would be hard for me to explain because it took me many years of reasearch to come to this conclusion that everythink on earth and earth itself is made up of a flower of life, its not actually a flower its named that way in calculus because of the 13 circles shape into a flower...do you reaserch on a (flower of life) and maybe you ll understand what i mean
2007-01-21 17:16:57 · answer #3 · answered by sammy_the_diver 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Periodic Table of Elements (a little confusing, I know)
2007-01-17 21:38:34 · answer #4 · answered by rock_man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nickle- iron core, magnesium -iron rich mantle and a silicate rich crust
2007-01-17 21:44:37 · answer #5 · answered by lynn y 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lets not forget H2O.
2007-01-21 21:23:36 · answer #6 · answered by intrepid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋