Look closely at the photograph(s) provided and determine the best rock name using the visible clues. This rock is very hard and will scratch glass. You may contact your professor to point out important details if needed. O Polly A. Bouker

Q: A low pressure tropical storm that forms over warm ocean water with winds that form a spinning circu...

A: A tropical storm is a nonexclusive term utilized by meteorologists to depict a turning, coordinated ...

Q: Discuss majorfactors behind species extinction and cite Earth’s known mass extinction events

A: Evolution can be defined as the variation that comes in the characteristics of a particular species ...

Q: What is global warming? How has global warming affected the world so far?

A: Greenhouse gases have develops a protective layer surrounding the earth and takes infrared radiation...

Q: 1. How are typhoons formed? 2. What are the public storm warning signal encountered in the Philippin...

A: 1. Typhoons: Typhoons are the tropical cyclone that forms over tropical warm oceans. A low pressure ...

Q: How does coal mining effect both Earth and Human Communities?

A: The increasing consumption for energy have resulted in more and more dependence of fossil fuels such...

Q: In which of the following depositional environments would you least expect to find gravel? A: shorel...

A: Depositional environments are some parts of the earth surface with specific chemical, biological, an...

Q: What is one negative aspect of utilizing wind turbines on the peak of mountains?

A: Wind turbine define a gadget that changes over the breeze's active energy into electrical energy. Co...

Q: What stories can sedimentary rocks tell us? The labelled drawing of sediment strata is based on the ...

A: Sedimentary rocks teach us about past conditions at planet's surface. For this , they are the narrat...

Q: What was the Dust Bowl? What impacts did it have on the United States? Describe innovations in soil ...

A: Answer: Dust Bowl was the term given to the drought in Southern plains of United States during 1930s...

Q: on the Big Island’s southeast coast, is currently located above the edge of the hotspot.

A: Mantle plumes are fixed strictures, unlike the moving tectonic plates. These form due to the immense...

Q: Cementation briefly explain the rock cycle as seen in the picture.

A: Rocks are the natural occurring earth materials which are formed by the collection of numerous miner...

Q: To show high- and low-pressure areas, weather maps are drawn with lines connecting points of equal a...

A: Any map or chart that depicts the meteorological components at a given time over a large area is ref...

Q: The diagram represents local weather conditions for Columbia. According to the model, what are the s...

A: Predicting the future state of the atmosphere is weather forecasting. Weather maps showing the devel...

Q: These images show the damage to part of New Jersey from Hurricane Sandy. Notice the bridge from the ...

A: A disaster is defined as an unanticipated natural or anthropogenic occurrence that causes or threate...

Q: Connect how the heat from the core of the earth causes a village 80 km inland from the ocean to have...

A: Mudslide is the rapid debris flow down to the slope. This is caused by volcanoes, earthquakes, rain,...

Q: 1. The length of time it takes the moon to rotate once on its axis is: Group of answer choices A. eq...

A: We’ll answer the first question since the exact one wasn’t specified. Please submit a new question s...

Q: Differentiate the preservation ethic from the conservation ethic. Explain the contributions of John ...

A: The environment is regulated by the activities of human beings as they are capable enough to made ch...

Q: Based on the given picture, how do the given words from the picture help you conceptualize the impor...

A: Team work define the cooperative exertion of a gathering to accomplish a shared objective or to fini...

Q: Give two major purposes of tillage that are common to dryland and wetland preparation?h

A: Tillage plays many parts in crop creation, including seedbed readiness, seed situation, joining of s...

Q: WHAT IS THE PATTERN OF DIVERSITY AS ONE MOVES AWAY FROM THE EQUATOR INCREASE OR DECREASE

A: Environment is the surrounding in which we live. All the living and the non living components reside...

Q: (iv) for irrigation and crop planning (vii) for all the above 4 The hydrologic equation states that ...

A:  Given that, The hydrologic equation states that:- 1 - the inflow into the basin is equal to the out...

Q: A point theoretically on the right-of-way line defined by the centerline in 5. has coordinates N 517...

A: Given that,  A point theoretically on the right of way line defined by the centerline in 5. has coor...

Q: Explain the following: 1.) How typhoons are formed? 2.) What are the public storm warning signal enc...

A: A rotating storm of individual low-pressure disturbance, complete with winds, clouds and precipitati...

Q: Question 7 3 pts Direction: Choose A - When both statements are true; B - When both statements are f...

A: The term "precipitation" encompasses all types or forms of water that reach the surface from the atm...

Q: Examine the southern Texas coast in Figure 7B-7. Storm surge in a new tab and enlarge it. extend int...

A: Storm surge is an unusual increase in local sea level due to the action of a storm. The main reason ...

Q: According to the weather map on the right, what is the cause of the rainfall in Florida?

A: Weather maps showing the development and movement of weather systems are among the most important to...

Q: What causes earthquakes? What are tsunamis, and what causes them? How does a Hawaiian volcano such a...

A: "Since you have asked multiple question, we will solve the first question for you, If you want any s...

Q: Explain the differences between inorganic and organic fertilizers. How do fertilizers boost crop gro...

A: Plants require both organic and inorganic fertilisers to grow healthy and strong. Each, however, has...

Q: Which type of strike slip fault is shown in the image? O a) reverse O b) right lateral O c) left lat...

A: A fault is an area of fractures between two blocks of rock. It causes movement of blocks with respec...

Q: Epstein argues that fossil fuels have improved quality of life in profound ways. Describe his factor...

A: Fossils fuels including coal, petrol, diesel, and natural gas are the sources of energy. After indus...

Q: A description of how smoothed off the edges of grains are throughout a sediment or sedimentary rock ...

A: The majority of the earth's crust is made up of rocks and rock weathering products. A rock is the re...

Q: Describe a felsic magma and the two rocks that form. Describe an andesitic magma and the two rocks t...

A: Approximately 90% of the earth is composed of igneous rocks. Igneous rocks are formed from magma or ...

Q: Which of the following descriptions apply to glacial till.    A. deposits are often layered and wel...

A: A large body of recrystallized snow that is able to move under the influence of its own weight is kn...

Q: List what conditions are necessary for absolute stability, absolute instability, and conditional sta...

A: If the environmental lapse rate is less than the moist adiabatic lapse rate, the atmosphere is said ...

Q: and 6. After drawing the first circle for Balboa Heights, where is the earthquake epicenter located ...

A: The focal point is the point on the world's surface upward over the hypocenter (or center), point in...

Q: Describe TWO anthropogenic activities that lead to the decrease of oxygen in bodies of water, endang...

A: Oxygen is a non-metallic element which exists in its free form as colorless, odorless and makes 21% ...

Q: Satellite and radar images are tools used to help a meteorologist prepare a weather forecast. What i...

A: Pictures and PCs can assist geographers with working on their insight into the world by framing pict...

Q: / Draw a full table shows the distribution of igneous rocks including the following; - Examples of r...

A: Since we only answer up to 1 question, we’ll answer the first question. Please resubmit the question...

Q: What I Can Do Direction: Consider two kinds of hazards (one natural and one man-made) that you like ...

A: A high-magnitude natural event that has the ability to affect the socio-economic conditions of our s...

Q: Lines of longitude:

A: In geography, the earth is divided into several horizontal and perpendicular lines to help in coordi...

Q: Consider the accompanying graph, which compares thelosses of calcium from the experimental and contr...

A: The two graphs are the comparisons of nutrient (here, Calcium) loss of two different watersheds. The...

Q: 1. How are typhoons formed? 2. What are the public storm warning signal encountered in the Philippin...

A: We’ll answer the first question since the exact one wasn’t specified. Please submit a new question s...

Q: Examine this map of the Lutgens Archipelago, a chain of hotspot-related islands atop the Tarbuck Pla...

A: Hotspots are areas with extremely high temperatures. These local areas erupt magma that is fed by a ...

Q: In a certain year the Moon will be full on September 16 what day will be a First Quarter Moon? A. O...

A: The moon orbits around the earth in an elliptical path also it revolves around its own axis. The moo...

Q: What is a seismograph? Explain how an earthquake is located by a seismograph. What was the method of...

A: We’ll answer the first question since the exact one wasn’t specified. Please submit a new question s...

Q: Use the Campti, Louisiana topo map, p 140 in book: Letter E refers to

A: A topographic map indicates the ground features like hills, valleys, river courses, roads, railway l...

Q: What is Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)? What are the differences between oligotrophic and eutrophic ...

A:  Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) The amount of dissolved oxygen required by aerobic bacteria to break...

Q: Discuss in three (3) sentences how science, technology, and society are interrelated to each other.

A: Answer: Science is all about how the things work, the meaning of the word (Greek word, scientia) say...

Q: 12.The storm surge arrived at Port Aransas ______ Harvey’s landfall at 10 PM and arrived at Port Lav...

A: A tempest is any upset condition of a climate or in a galactic body's environment particularly influ...

Q: Exercise 1 Stratigraphy In the spaces below, list the strata in their relative chronological order –...

A: There are some laws in geology which determines the formation of rocks and its changes with time. Th...