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A: Before a volcanic eruption, usually many signs are given off like the increase in number and size of...

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A: The Earth's energy balance refers to the cycle of solar energy from the sun to the earth's different...

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A: Stress is the amount of force exerted in a particular area. Its unit is N/m2. The Strain is the amou...

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A: Earthquake is essentially the sudden movement of the Earth's surface. This occurs when the stress ac...

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A: As the amount of air pollution caused by a certain vehicle depends on the amount of particulate matt...

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A: The contact is a planer feature that separates one rock body from another. The contact can be planer...

Q: The fundamental force responsible for bringing gasses together to form stars is: gravity electromagn...

A: The fundamental force responsible for bringing gases together to form stars is gravity.  

Q: Which evidence did Wegener use in support of the continental drift hypothesis? (select all that appl...

A: The Continental drift hypothesis states that the Earth's continents have moved over geologic time, r...

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A: The Energy received from the sun makes the Earth's heat budget. It is the cycling of solar energy fr...

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A: The creation of the Torino scale was done by Professor Richard P.Binzel from the department of earth...

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A: Igneous rocks comprise various minerals. These minerals can be identified in hand specimens. But the...

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A: The earth crust is majorly composed of rocks and products of rock weathering. The aggregation of one...

Q: Thinking Critically Are asteroid collisions the only causes of mass extinction events?

A: Mass extinction is defined as the loss of about three-quarters of all the species in existence acros...

Q: What is fossil fuel divestment, and what are some arguments for and against it?

A: The phrase refers to all those fuels from organic material buried deep beneath sediments and earth s...

Q: Is the lapse rate in a rising mass of air greater in dry or moist air?

A: The falling of an atmospheric variable with the altitude is called the lapse rate. In most condition...

Q: Name six greenhouse gases. How do they cause Earth’s average surface temperature to rise?

A: Gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect are called as greenhouse gases.    

Q: In a transformation 23892U decays to 22688Ra.  How many alpha & beta particles are emitted?

A: Radioactivity is the phenomenon of the emission of energy, in the form of various particles, due to ...

Q: Describe the change in grain size from slate to Phyllite to schist.

A: Metamorphism can be understood as a process in which preexisting rock alters due to temperature pres...

Q: What causes wind?

A: The wind is defined as air in motion. It is the largescale flow of air. Winds are classified accordi...

Q: Name major contaminants for the following four types of environmental pollution in Pakistan:        ...

A: Environmental pollution is defined as the contamination of the physical and biological components of...

Q: Describe in detail the use of GIS in Land use suitability analysis in Urban Planning. NOte: please a...

A: GIS stands for Geographic Information System. It is essentially a computer system that obtains, stor...

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A: There are two types of waves, transverse and longitudinal. Transverse waves are the waves that propa...

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A: if 100% of the activity in counts per minutes (c. p. m) of the processed carbon is 16, then 50% of t...

Q: Two capacitors, of capacitance 2.0µF and 4.0µF respectively, are each given a charge of 120µC.The po...

A: Given: Capacitance of capacitors are: C1=2.0 μF=2×10-6 F C2=4.0 μF=4×10-6 F Charge given to each cap...

Q: Thinking Critically What is the greenhouse effect? Is it always detrimental? What gases contribute t...

A: Climate change is a regional or global change in climate patterns. The recent climate change is due ...

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A: Isotherms are the lines joined on the map with similar temperature. It is used to demonstrate the te...

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A: Before the onset of a volcanic eruption, several signs may be given off like the increase in size an...

Q: What caused large quantities of sediment to accumulate in the south-central part of Euramerica durin...

A: Sediments are produced due to weathering and erosion of the rocks, which then get compacted and ceme...

Q: True or False: Lava cools so quickly that there are never any visible mineral grains in it. True Fal...

A: Lava is defined as extrusive magma. Magma is the molten rocks that are present inside the Earth's su...

Q: Where are the largest coal deposits located?

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

Q: Which would be a key contribution of seismology to understanding the cause for mountains, volcanoes,...

A: Earthquakes, volcanism and mountain building processes are a product of plate motion. The topmost so...

Q: What is environmental justice?

A: The term environmental justice refers to explaining social movement that concentrating on the good s...

Q: What is the pattern of wind circulation associated with a surface cyclone in the northern hemisphere...

A: Coriolis effect describes the pattern of deflection of objects due to the Earth's rotation. The wind...

Q: True or False: Mafic magmas are low in silica and contain lighter-colored minerals such as quartz. A...

A: A mafic magma is a type of magma that is silica undersaturated and is rich in magnesium and iron. Th...

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A: The tropical cyclones have high wind speeds with rotation and a low-pressure system at their center,...

Q: What is an Ideal solution?

A: Ideal solution is an important concept, fundamental to thermodynamics and its application. 

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A: Earthquakes and volcanoes are both a product of plate motions and hence are intrinsically linked. Wh...

Q: What is climate change? Is it different from global warming?

A: Climate is defined as the long-term average of weather. It is typically averaged over 30 years. The ...

Q: Write down the names of fertilizers that are commonly used in Pakistan for crop growth and developme...

A: In Pakistan several crops including paddy, wheat, cotton, sugarcane etc are grown in different regio...

Q: What is an atmospheric temperature inversion, and why is it a problem?

A: Under normal circumstances, as we move upwards in the atmosphere, the temperature decreases. An atmo...

Q: Insecondary succession on abandoned fields in the Piedmont of North Carolina,important pioneer speci...

A: Horsetails are not included in the secondary succession on abandoned fields in the Piedmont of North...

Q: Why is it warmer in the equator than the poles?

A: The sun is the ultimate source of heat and energy on the planet, earth. The planet is heated by the ...

Q: The decision to install solar electricity often comes down to tradeoffs in installation costs, payba...

A: Electricity cost = $0.08/kwh Total consumption of energy =1,000,000 kwh/yr