Describe the origin, composition,and distribution of cosmogenous sediment

Q: What is the difference between porosity and permeability?

A: Porosity: It is the ratio of voids or pore space in the soil or rock is known as porosity. Permeabi...

Q: Explain why lithogenous sediment tends to become finer-grained with increasing distance from shore.

A: The Lithogenous or the terrigenous sediments consist mainly of small pieces of pre-existing rocks th...

Q: Describe the difference between vertically mixed and salt wedge estuaries in terms of salinity distr...

A: Earth hosts a variety of liquid water based on its salinity. So, estuaries are those water reservoir...

Q: How does geology help explain why the pacific realm is so wildely scattered?

A: The Pacific Ocean emerged from of the Panthalassic Ocean which was originally created about 750 Mya ...

Q: How does geology help explain why islands in the pacific realm are so wildely scattered

A: The Pacific islands originated as: longitudinal chain of the volcanic islands on above plates, or of...

Q: Antarctic Intermediate Water can be identified throughout much of the South Atlantic based on its te...

A: Antarctic intermediate water (AIW) is the oceanic water present at depths between 500-1200 meters wi...

Q: Why is there a chain of earthquake epicenters cutting across Guatemala and continuing eastward south...

A: EARTHQUAKE: An earthquake may be a sudden shaking of the surface that always causes tons of injury. ...

Q: Examine the World Health Organization’s definition of pollution. Why does it need to be so specific?

A: The World Health Organization is part of the United Nations, which supervises global health issues a...

Q: It is 6 AM on July 1 in London (51.5 N, 0). What are the time and date in Bangkok (13 N, 100 E)?

A: Greenwich meridian:                                   After long discussion to divide the earth into...

Q: Why is there such a close association between (a) the curve showing seawater density variation with ...

A: The physical properties of an ocean across a gradient of depth is never uniform.