1. What is geology?

Q: Given the star trails shown below, what is the observer's latitude on Earth? 0° 60°N 75°N 36°N 90°N ...

A: Star are usually stationary in position but they seem to move or change position. this appearance of...

Q: The sediment deposited in each bed is best described as A) sorted mainly according to particle size ...

A: Sorted sediments mean that the sediments present are of the same size or shape. The sorting of sedim...

Q: Which is one way poor use fertilizer in agriculture can Affect the environment 

A: A fertilizer is a chemically synthesized material that provides one or more essential nutrients requ...

Q: (a) 8.0mg of a radioisotope of half-life 30 minutes is used for 12 minutes.(i.) Explain the underlin...

A: Radioactivity is the phenomenon by which the unstable nucleus emits energy and particles to form dau...

Q: In your own words, briefly explain the formation of the following geologic structures: 1. Volcano 2....

A: Plate tectonics is a fundamental geological concept that helps to understand complex geological proc...

Q: How is the texture of limestone different than the texture of marble?

A: Limestone is a sedimentary rock formed by the biological or chemical precipitation of calcium carbon...

Q: plotting the PAR.Plot,the following points on the map below.Use a colored pen to recognize the lines

A: the points are first plotted and the points are connected.

Q: Explain the following  1.air pollution  2.water pollution  3.soil pollution  4.chemical pollution  5...

A: Pollution is a word that means the accumulation of harmful materials, could be solids, liquids, or g...

Q: How do modern navigators find their position at sea?

A: Navigation enables mariners to locate their position and travel from one place to another place. The...

Q: True or False: The number and the size of earthquakes decrease before a volcanic eruption. A True Fa...

A: Earthquakes and volcanoes are both a product of plate motions and hence are intrinsically linked. Wh...

Q: Second question option are cleanup or prevention

A: Weather is defined as the state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place. The major six compon...

Q: what are 3 influences of landforms

A: The landform is the geological characteristic feature on the earth surface. Landforms are influenced...

Q: The global map of the Earth below shows the Earth's surface coordinates in 10° increments-the solid ...

A: On the map shown in question part, the two longitude lines are separated by 10 units. To Measure the...

Q: Relative dating. From oldest to youngest

A: The given figure includes various strata, and any strata can be defined as a sequence composed of a ...

Q: It was once postulated that there exists a planet called Vulcan between Mercury and sun, whose prese...

A: The radius of orbit of Vulcan, r=235.79×1010 m=3.86×1010 m G=6.67×10-11N-m2/kg2 Msun=1.99×1030 kg Fr...

Q: Explain the wide annual range of temperatures in Siberia?

A: Siberia is a vast continental region of Asia, situated in Russia. The extensive continental region i...

Q: An ocean trench is similar to what continental landform

A: Continental and oceanic tectonic plates are two types of tectonic plates that we see in plate tecton...

Q: 1-Any of the seismic survey methods this section represents? 2-Which method was used in the field to...

A: It is seen that the seismic wave has got refracted 3 times in each of the plots, possibly because of...

Q: Why does the Coriolis Effect occur?    It gets very hot in the desert causing the hot air t...

A: The earth is tilted 23.5 degrees from the vertical. It revolves around the sun. The seasons occur be...

Q: Which statement describes the relationship between minerals and rocks?a). Minerals and rocks are the...

A: Rocks are naturally occurring materials in the Earth and on the Earth's surface. Rocks are essential...

Q: Suggest why water companies need 25 year plans.

A: Water is an essential natural resource present on the earth that is needed by all living organisms. ...

Q: 5 Heat speeds up a chemical reaction. Why then does chemical proceed slowly in a hot desert?

A: Weathering is a process that leads to the wearing and tearing of the rock layers present on the surf...

Q: What mineral are both limestone and marble composed of? What test could you perform on the rocks to ...

A: Rocks are the naturally formed aggregate of minerals. There are three main types of rocks available ...

Q: Have you heard of the most feared “The Big One? This will be the worst-case scenario of a 7.2-magnit...

A: The plates' movement results in the release of the energy along the margins, resulting in an earthqu...

Q: Which of the following is not a planetary property that depends on how hot the planet's core is? ...

A: The Earth's interior is differentiated into many layers. They have differentiated due to their diffe...

Q: Explain the following: Saturated vapour pressure of a liquid An azeotropic mixture

A: Saturated vapor pressure is a property of liquid.

Q: Q1: What is the objective of structural geology? Explain it? Q2: Is the behavior of the rocks consta...

A: Structural geology is a study of rock with respect to its deformational history. deformation in a ro...

Q: According to NASA (also NOAA, Berkeley Earth, and the Climatic Research Unit in the UK), how much ha...

A: According to NASA (also NOAA, Berkeley Earth, and the Climatic Research Unit in the UK), one-degree ...

Q: The diagram below illustrates the results of plate motion. Which description best explains he result...

A: The outermost layer of Earth is broken into multiple pieces, called plates. The interaction between ...

Q: Under what circumstances do streams tend to develop sinuous, meandering, and braided channel pattern...

A: In general, rivers originate in a mountainous region. Little gutters converge to give rise to a stre...

Q: Why do the isotherms in the Southern Hemisphere follow a true east west trend more closely than thos...

A: Isotherms are lines of constant or equal temperatures. They can give an idea about the large-scale t...

Q: please id the sedimentary structure or sequences of sedimentary structures and explain how they can ...

A: Sedimentary structures are the features or structures formed in the sedimentary rocks during their e...

Q: What phase will the moon be in on the 4th of July this year?

A: The Earth has one natural satellite, the Moon, which rotates around the Earth in a tilted orbit. The...

Q: 11. What are the relationships between basalt and gabbro? Andesite and diorite? Rhyolite and granite...

A: Igneous rocks are developed due to the solidification and crystallization of molten rock material kn...

Q: Question 11 Use the satellite images below to help you answer the following questions. Note that dar...

A: Mount Pinatubo is an active volcano in Philippine. In volcanic eruption, several gases escape from i...

Q: Describe the geologic substrate of Kamiak Butte, and Steptoe Butte, to identify the geologic materia...

A: Butte are a kind of geomorphological feature which comprises of flat top hill that is surrounded by ...

Q: Why are tropical soils weathered to greater depths than soils in the northern United States?

A: Soil is the uppermost layer of the outer Earth surface. It is a mixture of various minerals, organic...

Q: How does increase in level of carbon dioxide in atmosphere affect the aquatic (marine) life?

A: The oceans represent an essential role in the global carbon cycle. Generally, the ocean is called a ...

Q: Why the mantle lies closer to earth's surface beneath the ocean than it does beneath continents ?

A: The Earth is differentiated into multiple layers. The primarily differentiated layers are Crust, Man...

Q: Identify which of the following factors influence climate in these two locations in Maryland: Deep C...

A: Climate of a region is mainly controlled by elevation or altitude, latitude and topography such as p...

Q: The two fault lines are active. Fault Line 1 recorded 10 Earthquakes for the past 50 years while the...

A: An Earthquake is the Sudden shaking of land due to faulting and the release of seismic energy.Faulti...

Q: Туре of metamorphism Changes that occurs in rocks Agent/factor responsible for the change Most strat...

A: Metamorphism is alteration or change in minerals or geological texture of pre-existing rock in a sol...

Q: What do you think is the importance of iron to the present time? Discuss some of its importance to s...

A: Iron is the most important and essential metal in human life. It comprises 5.05% of the crust of the...

Q: How are the boundaries between the regions of the atmosphere determined?

A: Earth is encircling by a life-giving gaseous layer termed the atmosphere. According to the temperatu...

Q: List the issue of implementing renewable energies in the U.S.

A: Renewable energy resources are generated from natural sources like the sun, wind, tides, etc. this e...

Q: State and explain the assumption on which the law of radioactive decay is based.What is meant by the...

A: The law of radioactive decay is based on the assumption that the rate of disintegration of an atom i...

Q: many as 15 tropical storms and hurricanes have happened in Florida each season during recent vears, ...

A: tropical storm occur during a cyclone which a rotating storm system with low pressure in the central...

Q: What is the relationship between the direction of motion of the balloon and the wind currents on Ear...

A: The wind currents on the earth are deflected around the earth due to the rotation of the earth. This...

Q: Directions: Upon knowing that the plates of the earth are continuously but slowly moving, how do you...

A: Plate Tectonics is the theory that explains the movement of lithospheric plates over the asthenosphe...

Q: 1. Scientists have concluded that during the last glacial maximum a much greater area of the Earth's...

A: 1. An ice age is a period of the very low temperature of Earth's climate. Very low temperature cause...