m3 of sandstone drains 0.12 L of water under the force of gravity. What is the specific yield of the sandstone?

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A: Earthquakes are natural disasters that can cause widespread devastation, and its prediction beforeha...

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A: The luminosity of a star is the measure of light that emitted from its surface. Luminosity and brigh...

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A: Impact craters are circular, hollow depressions on the surface of a planet, formed due to the collis...

Q: Why you should study structural geology?

A: Geology is the science of the Earth and its internal and external processes. There are various branc...

Q: The mass of Mars was not known until its two moons were discovered in 1877. Explain how observations...

A: Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun. It is a terrestrial planet, which is a planet where the outer ...

Q: How did Earth and other planets form?

A: Sun and the solar system formed in the milky way galaxy around five billion years ago. It is formed ...

Q: Describe how the region’s fragile, often arid setting shapes contemporary environmental challenges.

A: Different regions of the Earth have different weather conditions. Some conditions are favourable for...

Q: Where should permeable pavement be used and where should it not be used?

A: Pavements are covering on the surface, made artificially or naturally. Artificial pavements include ...

Q: Explain how soil erosion causes pollution.

A: Soil is formed as the end product of the weathering and erosion process. It is one of the critical c...

Q: Which of these are primary reasons for putting telescopes in space? Check all of the correct choices...

A: A space telescope, also known as a space observatory, is a telescope positioned in the outer space f...

Q: Question on labeling cinder cone volcanos, shield volcanos, and stratovolcano   I have tried but no ...

A: Volcanoes are formed when magma pieces through the crust, creating the flow of lava along with ash, ...

Q: In some streams water goes from the stream into the groundwater. This is called a: A) Influent strea...

A: Influent streams are also termed as the losing or disappearing streams. It refers to the water in th...

Q: What happened during Earth's "Dark Age," or the first 500 million years after it formed?

A: In geological timescale, the time from 4.6-4.0 billion years is considered Hadean, which means it's ...

Q: For the following questions, please type the letters a, b or c in the blanks provided. The greatest ...

A: Oil pollution is essentially the pollution caused in the marine environment due to the release or le...

Q: During a field trip with your geology class you visit an exposure of rock layers similar to the one ...

A: A sill is a tabular concordant igneous body that cuts across older sedimentary rock layers. It is co...

Q: 1.How often do earthquakes of a certain magnitude occur? Cite one specific example. ________________...

A: Earthquake is a natural phenomenon when the movements in tectonic plates happen. The majority of ear...

Q: - King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Remote Sensing Section. 1- In two points, provide ...

A: Remote Sensing is the study of collecting data from an area without actually going to the site.  Rem...

Q: Describe the density of Earth’s interior?

A: Density of Earth’s Interior The average density of earth is 5.514 g/cm3. But it is not uniform throu...

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A: Mean daily Solar insolation means the amount of solar radiation received per unit horizontal area in...

Q: List several reasons why oxygen is widely used by living organisms in energy production.

A: Oxygen is one of the most abundant gases present in the Earth's atmosphere. It accounts for almost 2...

Q: Describe the geological relationship between the Himalayas and the flat, fertile plain of the Indus ...

A: The Indian sub-continent is divided into Peninsular India, extra-Peninsular India, and the Indo-Gang...

Q: A consequence of global warming is melting of the polar ice caps. This melting decreases deep water ...

A: Global warming is a phenomenon that causes heating of the earth's surface due to the enhanced greenh...

Q: Enumerate the cause and effects of global warming and climate change. (Note: Must provide 3 causes....

A: Global warming is a warming event that has impacted worldwide, causing climatic changes globally. Th...

Q: I don’t know what is a Big Bang

A: Since the earth is a member of the solar system, it is commonly believed that the earth's origin is ...

Q: Using less water so that it will not be used up is called? A. Desalination B. Distribution C. Conser...

A: Desalination is the process of removal of saline components from the system. Distribution is the mea...

Q: What makes air stable or unstable, and how does this influence cloud formation and precipitation?

A: Gravity pulls the air towards the surface, and the decreasing pressure upwards allows the air to ris...

Q: Draw a cross-section that shows a hot spot and plume. How do they help determine the directions of p...

A: Mantle plumes appear to belong, nearly vertical columns of hot, up welling materials that buoyantly ...

Q: Where do you think is most of Earth’s freshwater located? And why?

A: Freshwater is water that is not salty. It used by terrestrial organisms for survival and by human be...

Q: Base your answer on the diagram below, which shows the frontal boundary between mT and CP air masses...

A: A weather front is a transition between two different air columns over the Earth's surface. Each air...

Q: What type of plate boundary is this? What are some examples on Earth today?

A: According to the theory of plate tectonics, the earth's outer layer is broken into multiples pieces ...

Q: Which one of the following is not a consequence of large earthquakes? landslides tsunamis O dimate c...

A: Earthquake is sudden movement of Earth's surface resulting from the energy released in the lithosphe...

Q: Which is most likely to make a more frequent “visitor” of Earth: comet or asteroid (Based on the tab...

A: Comet and asteroid both are celestial bodies orbiting the sun. The origin of both is from the collis...

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A: Ocean basins are the regions within the ocean where the accumulation of sediments occurs. There are ...

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A: Environmental communication includes studying the existing communication of environmental problems a...

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A: Drought is damage to the ground due to dry weather. Droughts occur when there is no rainfall for a l...

Q: How would the isostatic adjustment that results from the melting of the glaciers differ from the iso...

A: Isostatic adjustments are vertical movements made in the crust of a certain thickness and density. T...

Q: 1.     Identify the main sources of environmental pollution in the village/town/city to which you be...

A: 1. Sources of Environmental Pollution Environmental pollution refers injection of any material, whi...

Q: If pressure and temperature conditions are great enough to exceed the solid-state-transformation sta...

A: Rocks form a Major part of the earth's crust. Rocks are defined as the aggregation of minerals. Some...

Q: discuss how to integrate environmental education in curbing wildlife trade issues

A: The trade of wildlife is a very complicated issue. Here, it is required to understand that wildlife ...

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A: A conglomerate is a sedimentary rock formed by the consolidation of Gravel size particles along with...

Q: Describe plate tectonics and plate motion in detail.

A: The theory of plate tectonics has evolved from Harry Hess's concept of " Seafloor spreading." He pro...

Q: Write down the expression that results from the flow analysis to calculate the volume of water flowi...

A: In the year 1856, a French hydraulic engineer named Henry Darcy put forward a law which gives the di...

Q: Classification of Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks is based on a. appearance of the rock a...

A: Rocks are classified into three major branches, igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary. Rocks that cry...

Q: Where do you think is most of the world’s water located? Explain your answer with proof

A: Water is a colorless, odorless, and transparent chemical substance that covers 71% of the earth's su...

Q: Choose the composite volcano Mauna Loa, Hawaii Kilauea, Hawaii SP Crater, Arizona Mount St. Helens, ...

A: A composite volcano is a type of volcano that forms due to alternate gentle and explosive lava erupt...

Q: How do patterns help scientists predict the weather?

A: Weather Forecasting Scientists collect satellite data of past and atmospheric conditions and use tho...

Q: If siliceous ooze is slowly but constantly dissolving in seawater, how can deposits of siliceous ooz...

A: Siliceous ooze is a type of marine sediment that covers up almost 15 percent of the ocean floor. It ...

Q: Carbon-14 decays into which element? Potassium Nitrogen Uranium Lead Helium

A: Carbon-14 is a radiocarbon, radioactive isotope of Carbon. The atomic nucleus contains 6 protons and...

Q: Base your answer on the diagram below, which shows the frontal boundary between mT and CP air masses...

A: Air fronts are the weather systems that include two types of air masses, cold air mass and warm air ...