Do Google maps have a scale bar? What measurement units are on the scale bar? Does5 inches of Google maps represent how many miles in the ground?

Q: How can scientific advancement and exploration be both good and bad? E

A:                 Science is the systematic study of the universe as a whole. It involves research, th...

Q: What processes are involved in chemical weathering? How do they relate to clay minerals?

A: The weathering or breakdown of rock by chemical processes under the influence of some chemically act...

Q: What is the source of the Millennium Development Goals?

A: Millennium Development Goals are the goals of the people that are made to collectively form for a be...

Q: What effects the climate?

A: Climate is the long-term weather condition of a large area. There are several factors, which play im...

Q: Explain why industrial waste water is considered a pollutant, the answers should refer to factors th...

A: A pollutant is a form of energy that is introduced in the environment which has an undesirable effec...

Q: 4) What would be the name of the fault type that you would see at the location of the yellow star? ...

A: Tectonic plates are piece of earth crust and upper mantle together called as lithosphere, plate boun...

Q: What could we recommend to reduce vulnerability of the elements exposed to hazard in our homes?

A: Hazards are an agent that can harm humans, property, or the environment. Risk is the probability of ...

Q: Distinguish between renewable and non-renewable energy sources.

A: Ever since the beginning of the Universe, matter and energy were created. These matters and energy e...

Q: If the earth's entire history of approximately 4.5 billion years is condensed to 24 hours, humans wo...

A: If the earth's entire history of approximately 4.5 billion years is condensed to 24 hours, mammals w...

Q: What benefits do estuaries provide? What are some threats to marine estuaries?

A: An estuary is a water body of brackish waters, where fresh fluvial water from lakes or rivers meets ...

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A: Earthquake essentially refers to the sudden shaking of the Earth's surface. It is essentially a geo-...

Q: Give at least two keystone species, what their contribution to the environment is, and what would ha...

A:  Keystone species are organism which defines entire ecosystem, without such species the ecosystem wo...

Q: Will a typical wildfire burn faster upslope or downslope? Why?

A: Fire is the rapid oxidation of any material. It is an exothermic process of combustion, in which hea...

Q: What might cause waves approaching a shore at an angle to bend to break nearly parallel with the sho...

A: The Earth is a terrestrial planet, which means it has a rocky surface that is primarily consisted of...

Q: What is global heating and cooling? How does Carbon Dioxide (CO2) cause global warming? How does Car...

A: Global heating: otherwise, it is refers to as global warming. It is the gradual heating of the earth...

Q: What are the most valuable shells? What is your rough estimate of the highest price ever paid for a ...

A: Earth is a terrestrial planet, but 71% of its surface is covered by the ocean. Therefore aquatic eco...

Q: Are neritic sediments generally terrigenous or biogenous?

A: Sediments are naturally occurring material which are broken pieces of pre-existing rock which may be...

Q: List all the agents of erosion in this image (wind, water, ice, gravity) and explain their effect in...

A: Many physical processes shape the earth's surface. The processes are tectonic activities, erosion, a...

Q: Which ocean basin has the greatest potential fetch?

A: In Oceanographic language a fetch in a part of the surface of the ocean that experience wind blowing...

Q: What changes might occur in the hydrologic cycle if our climate were to warm or cool significantly?

A: In case of significant warm climate, rate of evaporation would increase causing increase in precipit...

Q: In the current discussions about global warming, does weather change sometimes get confused with cli...

A: Some people miss differentiate between the terms climate and weather, and perhaps this is linked to ...

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A: Porosity & Permeability is determined by the number of pores and the capability of transmitting ...

Q: Question 10 of 10 What new question occurred to scientists after they discovered that the ocean floo...

A: There were numerous expeditions done to study the depths of the ocean floor. The first of such exped...

Q: What is a Natural Resource?

A: The nature is composed of all the things that are available in the natural environment. A resource i...

Q: How does mineral composition affect the weather ability of rocks?

A: Rock is composed of different mineral that have different chemical and physical properties .  Minera...

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A: An earthquake is the sudden shaking of the earth's surface due to the sudden release of the energy t...

Q: Explain the ways we use, abuse, and conserve soils.

A: Soil is a mixture of mineral water, organic matter and living organism and decaying matter of living...

Q: What is the role of conservation in reducing soil salinity and sodicity

A:       Soil Conservation is practised all over the world. It not only protects the soil from erosion ...

Q: which one is earth science, life science or physical science ?

A: Earth science is the study of the Earth and the various processes that are going on in the Earth sys...

Q: What is the nature of “truth” in science? Can anything be proven absolutely true?

A: Science is a is a knowledgeable and applied activity which consist of systematic study of behaviour ...

Q: Why do coastal cities on river deltas, such as New Orleans, slowly subside? Why does slow subsidence...

A: The process of sinking or subsidence occurs due to the withdrawal of the water, oil, natural gas, an...

Q: What is a spring tide? A neap tide?

A: The Earth is made up of four spheres known as lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. A...

Q: How is natural gas produced in nature? What keeps it from escaping to the surface of the earth? Ho...

A: Natural gas is produced deep inside the earth from the decomposition of organic matter.  When the or...

Q: What might be done to improve indoor air quality? Should governments mandate such changes? What valu...

A: The following measures can be taken to improve indoor air quality: by keeping your house clean. by ...

Q: _____13. It is based on the application of Newton’s three laws of motion which assume that the conce...

A: Newtons 3rd law of motion state that when there is an interaction within 2 bodies the force applied ...

Q: What is the momentum an electron traveling at 2 x 10⁶ m/s (the mass of an electron is 9.1 x 10–³¹kg)

A: Momentum is a product of mass and velocity of an object. Momentum is a vector quantity which have ma...

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A: According to the plate tectonics theory, the surface of the Earth is made up of various hard lithosp...

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A: HUMUS CONTENT : Humus, nonliving, finely separated natural matter in soil, gotten from microbial dis...

Q: What is one reason for the clearing of tropical coastal mangroves?

A: In the last 4 decades 35% of the global mangroves has been cleared. The main reasons responsible are...

Q: a. What is the importance of the different layers of the atmosphere? b. What is the most important l...

A: The earth's atmosphere is layer of gases which is kept in place by earth gravity this surround the p...

Q: Explain the main reason or cause of Unstratified Drifts ?

A: Basically glacial drifts are of two types i.e. stratified and unstratified. In general the stratifie...

Q: List some adverse geologic structures inside hills that facilitate mass movements.

A: Mass movement is also called mass wasting, which is bulk movements of soil and rock debris down the ...

Q: How much might sea level rise during the 21st century?

A: The main cause of sea level rise is human induced global warming. Melting of ice and glacier and exp...

Q: Look at the picture in the image. List the agent of erosion and give 1 sentence why you picked that ...

A:  From narrowing sea shores to disintegrating feigns, the consequences of these cycles can affect not...

Q: Give atleast 5 elements at home exposed to hazard? What makes them vulnerable to hazards?

A: A hazard is a potential source of harm, an event, or a circumstance that is capable of endangering l...

Q: Ecosystems require energy to function. Where does this energy go as it is used? How does the flow of...

A: An ecosystem is a community or system in which living organisms interact with each other and the sur...

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A: An earthquake is the sudden shaking of the earth's surface due to the sudden release of the energy t...

Q: Which areas are most at risk for disruption by invasive species?

A: The species that are capable of covering maximum elements from the environment and spreading widely ...

Q: Discuss the factors that determine where people tend to settle and if this was true in ancient times...

A: Human settlement is defined as the inhabiting of the human population in an uninhabited area. Human ...

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A: An earthquake is the sudden shaking of the earth's surface due to the sudden release of the energy t...