Surface
Meaning
The outside part or uppermost layer of something.
Pronunciation
UK ˈsɜːfɪs
US ˈsɜːrfɪs
Example Sentences
- The court surface is 94 by 50 feet.
- In International Basketball Federation rules, the court surface should be around 28 by 15 meters.
- A storm is any disturbed state of a body especially affecting its surface, and strongly implying a wind force.
- And MESSENGER, launched in 2004, orbited Mercury over 4,000 times in four years before exhausting its fuel and crashing into the planet's surface on April 30, 2015.
- Unlike many other planets which "self-heal" through natural geological processes, the surface of Mercury is covered in craters.
- Mars is often referred to as the "Red Planet" because the reddish iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance that is distinctive among the astronomical bodies visible to the naked eye.
- Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features like those of the impact craters of the Moon, and valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.
- Since a lot of the Earth is covered by water, the total surface area of the Mars is nearly as large as all of the land on the Earth.
- In fact, the Japanese thought that [Hoi an] held the "heart of all of Asia" beneath its surface.
- Fog is a visible aerosol consisting of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface.
Learn Surface in Context
Five Animals That Live Deep UnderwaterThe deep ocean is one of the least explored places on our planet. Scientists believe more than 80 percent of the ocean floor remains unknown to us. One of the most famous deep-sea animals is the angle...Read story 
A Day Beside the SeaThe sound of the waves washed over me the moment I reached the shore. I had always lived far from the sea, so this was a special day for me. The water stretched all the way to the horizon, blue and en...Read story 
A Simple Look at Ocean CurrentsOcean currents move billions of tons of water around the world every single day. These currents act like a giant circulation system that keeps our [planet's] climate balanced. A current is a large, fl...Read story 
How Scientists Explore Deep WaterThe deepest part of the ocean is deeper than the tallest mountain on Earth is tall. Scientists have always wanted to explore these mysterious underwater worlds. They use special machines called submer...Read story
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