It would be classified as the lithosphere.
The question is incomplete, the complete question is;
The total amount of water on the Earth ____________ from year to year and the hydrologic cycle ________________.
A. stays about the same; moves it from one place to another place
B. increase; captures it from the incoming solar radiation
C. increases; gains water from the Earth's interior
D. decreases; moves it from one place to another place
E. decreases; loses water to the atmospher
Answer:
A. stays about the same; moves it from one place to another place
Explanation:
Water constitutes a significant proportion of the earth. A significant percentage of the earth surface is covered by water.
The amount of water on the earth surface is constant. However the hydrologic (water) cycle moves water from place to place.
The answer is:
A number larger than 180 degrees.
Light beam messages are used in the hope of making contact with aliens and towards two planets that may be capable of supporting life. The messages were directed towards a red dwarf star and is expected to twelve (12) years to reach it.
Tectonic plates are parts (pieces) of the outermost layer of Earth: the Crust. (the outermost part of the mantle is also often included in the plates). This means that the land in the middle of the plates is relatively stable while the borders of the plates can be in movement - after all this is where two pieces meet. Plate borders are where the vocanoes and Earthquakes often take place.
