In what ways is altitude more important in determining a highland climate than latitude?

Q: One benefit Islam brought to Europe was the introduction of surgeons to perform operations.

A: In medicine history, Islamic medicine is the medical science that was founded during the Islamic Gol...

Q: Witch of these meridians intersects Maine

A: This chart displays the latitude and longitude grids of North America. In the Northern Hemisphere,...

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: What happens to the temperature of rising air? Of descending air? Why?

A: When the air rises, it expands because of less air above it. The expansion of air results in the dec...

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: 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: What was the general long-term climate trend the last 50 million years?

A: Climate change is periodic alterations in climate of the earth generally caused by natural forces of...

Q: How do large volcanic eruptions influence Earth's climate? Group of answer choices none of these a...

A: Volcanic eruptions of high intensity can have an effect on the global environment, reduce the amount...

Q: Earth would receive a surplus of solar energy at which of the following latitudes?

A: Latitude and Energy Balance The vertical ray of the Sun appearing (fig.1) to pass between the two t...

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: 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: 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: Describe both the vertical distribution of water vapor in the atmosphere and its horizontal (geograp...

A: Atmosphere is a multilayered gaseous envelope surrounding the earth. There are three major constitue...

Q: What leads to ice ablation?     calving   incoming solar radiation   uptake of l...

A: The ablation area refers to the low altitude region where the glacier or ice sheet loss takes place ...

Q: If ocean sediments were rich in 18O, which type of climate conditions would have occurred? Group of ...

A: Around one of every 1,000 oxygen atoms produces 2 extra neutrons and is written as 18O. Oxygen Isoto...

Q: What are two types of seisimic waves caused by an earthquakes energy

A: SEISMIC WAVES: A seismic waves are an elastic wave which is generated by an earthquake, explosion an...

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...