Describe three unintended consequences that have occurred in marine ecosystems when top predators are removed.

Q: Using the paleogeographic reconstructions shown in Figure 2.31, determine when the following events ...

A: The theory of Paleogeography explains well the reasons behind the movement of continents and the con...

Q: Describe the different components of stream load: dissolved load, suspended load, and bedload.

A: The stream load refers to the solid matter that is carried by a stream as the stream removes mineral...

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: How is it possible for percolating groundwater to both remove mineral material and deposit it?

A: The groundwater that is moving in the subsoil and subsurface aquifers are known as the percolating g...

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: 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: List the components (reservoirs) of the hydrologic cycle that hold water on Earth and the percentage...

A: Hydrological or water cycle is the movement of different states of water through different reservoir...

Q: Which of the following shows the necessary elements for the formation of rain? Coud droplets lce Clo...

A: RAIN: Rain is a liquid form of water droplets that have condensed from the atmospheric water vapor a...

Q: weathering and erosion

A: MECHANICAL OR PHYSICAL WEATHERING: Weathering and erosion are the two processes of degradation simul...

Q: How do physical features affect the growth of cities?

A: Physical features of any region are related to climate, water, vegetation, and geology.

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. 

Q: Along the eastern equatorial Pacific, fresh water enters the surface ocean through precipitation. Th...

A: The pacific water shows great diversity in terms of temperature and salinity due to its vast geograp...