“How many oceans are there?” Why is this a difficult question to answer?

Q: Why is El Niño commonly referred to as El NiñoSouthern Oscillation (ENSO)?

A: El-Nino: El-Nino is a warm ocean current. It periodically flows southwards along the coast of Ecuado...

Q: What is a great circle? A small circle? Provide examples of both.

A: GREAT CIRCLE: A Great circle is a section of sphere and the plane of the section passes through the ...

Q: How does the San Andreas Fault system fit in with the theory of plate tectonics?

A: THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS: The plate tectonic theory is a comprehensive theory, which explains the o...

Q: Please answer it within 1 hour

A: The backbone of Earth's life is carbon. We are built with biomass, we consume carbon, and our civili...

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: How does ice retain a record of past atmospheric gas composition?       in trapped air bubbl...

A: Ice sheets have one special property. They enable us to go back in time and take another time to sam...

Q: In an egalitarian society, status is     achieved     ascribed     the same for ev...

A: Egalitarian Society, the concept is derived from the French word e'gal, which means 'fair.' Egalitar...

Q: Define the following terms: latitude, longitude, parallel, meridian, and prime meridian.

A: LATITUDE: In geography, the term latitude means a geographic coordinate; this coordinate specifies t...

Q: Why are physical geographers interested in globalization of the economy?

A: GLOBALIZATION: Although globalization is a term usually restricted to economics and the social scien...

Q: say whether the following statement about latitudes is true or false.    latitudes are invisible ho...

A: Latitude is an invisible continuous line that extends from East to West across the planet. It starts...

Q: What happens to material on a hillslope when friction exceeds the downslope force? The material mo...

A: LANDSLIDE: A Landslide is the movement of soil, rock, or other earth materials, downhill in response...

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 is the relative temperature of the ocean current flowing along the west coast of a continent in...

A: The mid-latitudes are known as tropic of cancer and Capricorn they are affected by the hour's daylig...

Q: What characteristics on maps are shown by isotherms, isobars, and elevation contour lines?

A: The term iso means equal and therms means temperature. Hence isotherms are imaginary lines that are ...

Q: 1) What factors will determine how much CO2 humans add to the atmosphere in the future? 2) Where wil...

A: 1)Scientists believe that human activities have been the main cause of the reported increase in ambi...