Calculate the temperature of an unsaturated air parcel at 100 m increments as it rises from earths surface which is 0 m. The surface temperature is 35’ c

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A: Coal is an organic sedimentary rock of black-brownish colour. It is made of mostly carbon with minor...

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A: Clay minerals are formed when the contact of rocks and water occurs either at or near the earth's su...

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A: Stormwater management is implemented by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce the runoff a...

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A: To understand the origin of life, it is necessary to know about the atmosphere in which life origina...

Q: List some of the many uses we have for petroleum.

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A: Stars produce higher amounts of brightness and are measured in terms of luminosity. The brightness v...

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A: Petroleum is the organic product formed due to the burial and decay of organisms under temperature a...

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A: Biologically sedimentary rocks are primarily made up of plant and animal remains. It also include mi...

Q: Describe the types of deposits formed by erosion in detail.

A: The geological process of movement of materials by natural forces like air or water is called erosio...

Q: Thinking Critically How can large waves generated by a distant storm arrive at a shore first, to be ...

A: Winds generate waves on the surface of water bodies. They range in size from small size ripples to w...

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A: Mantle plumes appear to belong, nearly vertical columns of hot, up welling materials that buoyantly ...

Q: Describe the major components of the Earthquake.  Also decribe seismic waves in detail.

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Q: The time required for one earth rotation is about

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A: The principle of uniformitarianism assumes that the laws of nature and all the natural process obser...

Q: Why are few deep stream channels cutting across basin floors in the basin-and-range desert?

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Q: Why there are different types of soil on the earth?

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A: Water is very essential for survival as it carries nutrients to the cells and oxygen to the brain. I...

Q: How can plate tectonics be used to help explain the difference between a seamount and a tablemount?

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A: Asteroids are small bodies of rocks that orbit the sun. They are generally irregular in shape and ha...

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A: The sophisticated method of dating the rocks on the earth is the radioactive method. The emergence o...

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Q: The distance between the earth and the moon varies as the moon travels its orbitaround the earth. Ac...

A: The Moon is the only naturally formed satellite of the Earth that revolves around it in tilted orbit...

Q: 1.     Identify the main sources of environmental pollution in the village/town/city   and   What sa...

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A: The fuels currently used are petroleum and natural gas, which are hydrocarbon-based. These fuels rel...

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Q: In engineering, the mineral grains found in soil are called clays silts aggregates O cells

A: Soil is found on the Earth's surface and comprises both organic and inorganic matter. The soil struc...

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A: The Earth is divided into two equal hemispheres along the equatorial plane: the Northern hemisphere,...

Q: How is permeable pavement constructed?

A: A permeable pavement refers to the type of path that allows for the infiltration of rainwater throug...