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Q: What significant change in glaciation occurred around 13 million years ago?     Antarctic gla...

A: The last glacial period was at the end of 115,000-11,700 years ago. This was a part of a larger sequ...

Q: How did soil quality affect the lives of the Coahuiltecan?

A: COAHUILTECAN: This name 'Coahuiltecan' is derived from Coahuila, the state in New Spain where they w...

Q: In which environment does talus form? on land that is being farmed on flat vegetated landscapes ...

A: Talus is defined as a pile of rocks that is accumulated at the base of a mountain cliff or a mountai...

Q: *Compare and contrast hurricanes and tornadoes:*- What are they?- When do most of them form?- Where ...

A: Cyclones and tornadoes are both stormy systems of the atmosphere that can lead to damage. They are c...

Q: What are the four elements of weather and climate?

A: WEATHER: Weather is the condition of the atmosphere over a small area, generally for 24 hours to one...

Q: What would be the classifications of the air masses that form over Siberia?   a. Maritime arctic b. ...

A: There are generally four types of air masses such as tropical, arctic, and polar along with the equa...

Q: Atmospheric water vapor:     is part of a negative feedback, in which more water vapor leads ...

A: Atmospheric water vapour is one of the most variable substance of gas present, constituting about 0....

Q: The tropics or countries at the equator receive the full amount of sunlight and energy available. Ho...

A: The tropics are places that lie in 23 degrees north and south of the equator. They are known to be t...

Q: Why is the Earth considered to be a ‘dynamic’ planet?   What makes the lithospheric plates move in...

A: EARTH AS A DYNAMIC PLANET: The atmosphere of the Earth is continuously changing and this results in ...

Q: question. Fill in 1. How are Canberra and Washington, D. C., alike? @ Both are in Australia. ® Both ...

A: Similarities between Canberra and Washington DC The capital of Australia, Canberra, has several thi...

Q: How do tectonic uplift and orbital variations combine to affect the long-term intensity of monsoons?...

A: The combined effects of external forces (orbital and solar parameters) and internal forces (boundary...

Q: What causes a river to meander? When is a stream considered as graded? What other factor determine s...

A: MEANDER: River flow with huge volume of water and load that makes the river flow slowly in the plain...

Q: When Earth's tilt is small:     There will be minimum summer insolation in the Northern Hemi...

A: Today the axial inclination of the planet Earth is around 23.5, which is a big aspect of our seasons...

Q: What evidence is there for an asteroid impact 65 Myr ago?     sediments containing grains of...

A: It is generally accepted that such an object – 10 kilometers long – struck just off the coast of the...

Q: Consider differential heating of the land and sea. For the same amount of solar radiation received o...

A: When consideration the differential heating and cooling aspect of the land and the ocean waters. The...

Q: QUESTION 1 Match the following with the correct type of stress. You may use answers more than on...

A: Shearing and twisting lead to the formation of Strike-slip fault. Strike-slip fault, also known as a...

Q: Answer the following questions using the soil texture triangle developed by the United States Depart...

A: Soil Texture Triangle The soil texture triangle is one of the methods used by soil scientists to im...

Q: What makes the Pacific Plate Rim a ring of fire? Explain why the most powerful earthquakes happen on...

A: Pacific Ring of Fire (Circum Pacific Belt) The Pacific plate rim is called the Ring of Fire(fig 1...