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Q: What is the significance of prioritizing things in resolving issues

A: It informs us of the relative gravity of a situation, allowing us to determine how quickly and how…

Q: What are the five major parts of the climate system?

A: Climate is one of the important factors that affect the fate of mankind on Earth. Climate can be…

Q: Compare and contrast Earth’s lithosphere and asthenosphere

A: The topmost mantle and crumbly crust make up the lithosphere. The asthenosphere can flow like…

Q: List the major parts of the climate system and some connections between climate and geology.

A: Climate is one of the important factors that affect the fate of mankind on Earth. Climate can be…

Q: Identify two groups of reptiles that returned to life in the sea.

A: Mesozoic Era is the era of middle life and the Age of Reptiles. Ends with the extinction of the…

Q: What new ocean basin was created by the breakup of Pangaea?

A: Pangaea is an ancient supercontinent that existed before the Mesozoic times and it started to break…

Q: Compare and contrast eastern and western North America’s geology during the Cenozoic era.

A: Eastern part:  It was removed from the active plate boundaries that were stable. Western part:…

Q: Volcanic islands that form over mantle plumes, such as the Hawaiian chain, are home to some of…

A: The theory which explains the phenomenon is connected to the convergence of tectonic plates when…

Q: Should people with higher income pay more taxes? Why or why not? Which class is more important:…

A: Yes, people with higher income should pay more taxes. The rich people can pay more taxes and…

Q: Prepare a sketch with labels that explains the greenhouse effect.

A: The emission of greenhouse gases increases in the atmosphere enhances the greenhouse effect and…

Q: St Louis, Missouri, and New Orleans, Louisiana, lie approximately on the same meridian. St Louis has…

A: Radius of the earth (r) = 3960 miles Difference in latitudes = 39 - 30 = 9 degrees Total number of…

Q: What happens to a floating object when weight is added? Subtracted?

A: No, it will not subtract, below is the explanation given in points.

Q: List three factors that determine the height, length, and period of a wave.

A: Waves are formed by transferring energy from the motion of atmospheric wind to the ocean surface and…

Q: Outline the steps by which continental rifting results in the formation of new ocean basins.

A: In continental rifting the magma accumulates beneath the continent, leading it to become thinner,…

Q: Is either of the following statements true? Are they both true? Explain your answer. a. Wind is more…

A: Deserts are barren areas where little precipitation occurs, making it difficult for plants and…

Q: Color Specific gravity Proportions of light and dark minerals Texture Percentage of minerals by…

A: Below is the explanation for the QAPF diagram.

Q: Describe the composition of the atmosphere and the atmosphere’s vertical changes in pressure and…

A: Earth’s atmosphere is a blanket of gases which protects Earth from harmful radiation from Sun, it…

Q: Explain why the atmosphere is heated chiefly by radiation from Earth’s surface.

A: The gases present in the atmosphere do not absorb radiation emitted from the sun directly, so the…

Q: Volcanic events, such as the eruptions of El Chichón and Mount Pinatubo, have been associated with…

A: When lava and gas are released from a volcano, often explosively, this is often called an eruption.…

Q: 7. The highest measured or inferred storm surge height near the San Jose Island/Port Aransas, TX…

A: Solution 7, 8

Q: What is the supercontinent cycle? What supercontinent preceded Pangaea?

A: Alfred Wegener proposed a theory of continental drift that states that continents have drifted in…

Q: What factors influence the accuracy of computer models of climate?

A: The complexity of Earth is beyond the capabilities of computer simulations. Below are some points to…

Q: Eclipses do not occur every month. Prepare an explanation which includes the following: The…

A: When the Moon orbits Earth, the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth. During this time, the Moon…

Q: Explain how waves erode and move sediment along the shore.

A: More erosion is brought on by larger waves and more sediment carried by them. Below are the…

Q: Pick appropriate names from Table 1 to fill blanks in the "example" columns of Table 2. Please…

A: The Earth's internal heat engine, which shifts material in the core and mantle and causes gradual…

Q: The image shows that melting is one mechanism by which glacial ice wastes away. What is another way…

A: Ice is lost from glaciers either by melting or sublimation, or through iceberg calving.

Q: How did Earth acquire its layered structure?

A: The three main chemically different layers that make up the interior of the Earth are the crust,…

Q: On a 1:10,000 topographic map with contour interval of 20 meters, what is the actual distance…

A: Scale of the map= 1:10,000 1 cm map distance = 10,000 cm ground distance…

Q: Easter Island is held up as an example of Ecocide where humans overexploitation ultimately degraded…

A: First of all let us understand what is Ecocide it means that using your surroundings at certain…

Q: Describe the obstacles plants had to overcome in order to inhabit the continents

A: INTRODUCTION: Marine sediments and lowland shows various plant evolution through fossil in the past…

Q: The Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is near the Mississippi-Alabama border, co-located…

A: Question: 7. In Figure 3, which of the following states was not directly affected by the surface…

Q: What are the negative effects of releasing refrigerants into the atmosphere? Especially on Global…

A: Pollutants are the unwanted substances in the air, which contaminate the air. Global warming is the…

Q: What are blowouts? What term describes the process that creates these features?

A: The role of wind in sculpturing the earth's surface is no doubt someone less than that of the other…

Q: 1. What can you observe from the picture below? Explain in detail. Penetrates Earth's Atmosphere?…

A: The diagram shows the electromagnetic spectrum which shows various properties across the range of…

Q: Describe how Earth’s atmosphere and oceans formed and evolved through time.

A: ATMOSPHERE: THE ORIGIN: A complete reconstruction of the origin and development of the atmosphere…

Q: List and discuss the major geologic events in the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.

A: INTRODUCTION:          In geological time scale, phanrozoic eon(The largest unit) which is 542mya to…

Q: Refer to the accompanying map and the pairs of cities below to complete the following: (Boston,…

A: London and Boston are moving apart as a result of plate motion.

Q: What is the source of magma for seafloor spreading?

A: During the formation of new crust, the rocks that make up the oceanic crust shift away from the…

Q: Explain why Earth is just the right size.

A: Earth is a habitable planet as it is at the proper distance from the Sun, has a magnetic field that…

Q: Describe the features typically created by wave erosion and those resulting from sediment deposited…

A: Waves may be described as undulatory disturbances on the surface of the seawater due to the strong…

Q: Describe the conditions on Earth during the Hadean.

A: The question is to describe the conditions on Earth during the Hadean.

Q: Explain why unraveling past climate changes is important and discuss several ways in which such…

A: Unraveling past climate changes is the key to understand present and future shifts in the climate…

Q: Compare and contrast mountain building at a volcanic island arc with mountain building at an…

A: The mobile plate is the plate that divides the earth's lithosphere. The plates floating above the…

Q: List three ways that a barrier island may form.

A: INTRODUCTION: A barrier island is a constantly changing deposit of sand that forms parallel to the…

Q: Look at the South American plate on the map. Explain why the Andes Mountains are located on the…

A: The lithosphere, the uppermost mechanical layer of earth, floats on the ductile Asthenosphere. The…

Q: Briefly describe what happens when storm waves strike an undeveloped barrier island.

A: The horizontal movement of air masses is termed winds and the movement causes an outward force…

Q: Explain how past temperatures are determined using oxygen isotope analysis.

A: Climate is one of the important factors that affect the fate of mankind on Earth. Climate can be…

Q: Explain the process whereby mountainous regions experience gravitational collapse.

A: Our knowledge of orogenic processes has significantly increased as a result of the gravitational…

Q: Briefly explain the major developments in the history of life during the Mesozoic era.

A: The dominance of reptiles, specifically dinosaurs, on earth was one of this era's most significant…

Q: Outline the major stages in Earth’s evolution, from the Big Bang to the formation of our planet’s…

A: The Big Bang Theory is a clarification that shows the beginning of the stars, planets, worlds and…