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Q: Can you suggest areas for future research in plate tectonics?

A: The driving force behind the plate tectonics activity is the convection cell mechanism. The convecti...

Q: Thinking Critically What is a monsoon? How is monsoon circulation affected by the position of the IT...

A: Firstly, let us discuss what is ITCZ? The full form of ITCZ is the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, ...

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A: Zone of saturation- The zone of saturation is called the phreatic zone. The zone of saturation is th...

Q: 3. If Earth has warmed in the past, to temperatures even warmer than today, why do we think humans a...

A: The earth was not like as we see it at present. There were a lot of changes in the temperatures that...

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Q: Captain James Cook has been called the first marine scientist. How might that description be justifi...

A: Cook had set new norms of meticulousness in revelation and seamanship, in route, map making, and the...

Q: The infiltration rate is always less than the infiltration capacity of a soil. Select one: True O Fa...

A: Water on the surface can enter the soil by infiltration. The highest rate at which it can infiltrate...

Q: Based on this diagram, how do the characteristics of Star 1 and Star 2 compare? O Star 1 is cooler a...

A: Hertz -Sprung Russel Diagram is the tool for determining star evolution. Tool plots temperature of s...

Q: Why are plastics difficult to recycle?

A: Plastics are manufactured from plastic resign. Several chemical additives are added to the plastics ...

Q: Which of the following describes the sequence of the layers of the solar atmosphere from the inside ...

A: The Sun is the central star of our Solar System. It is nearly spherical, formed of hot plasma. Its r...

Q: How many elements have been found in the sun using the solar spectrum?   a. 3   b. 5   c....

A: The most abundant elements in the sun are helium and hydrogen. Other elements in the sun are also fo...

Q: What are minerals?what are there properties?

A: rocks and ore are naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals which are valuable in natu...

Q: A student correctly determined the density of two rocks. If the volumes of the two rocks are equal, ...

A: Rocks are naturally occurring aggregates of minerals. They are composed of different types of minera...

Q: The four fundamental forces are   a. gravity, electromagnetic, fission, and fusion.   b. gra...

A: Firstly, let us discuss something about, Fundamental forces: Fundamental forces are the ones that go...

Q: Granulation is a mottled pattern seen in which layer of the sun?   a. core   b. corona   ...

A: Mottled pattern is when irregular marks, spots, streak, patches of different shades or colour occur....

Q: Elaborate  on NASAs approach to project selection for future moon missions

A: NASA It is an agency of the United States government that conducts space missions and space research...

Q: b) Prior to the construction of a nuclear power plant in an area, a seismologist is estimating proba...

A: Earthquakes are major threats for any construction purpose. The regions which are earthquake promine...

Q: Discuss the use and importance of Forest Resources.

A: Forest are type of ecosystem in which high density of trees occur in a large area of land. Trees dom...

Q: How is the acidification of the oceans caused by our adding massive volumes of CO2 into the atomosph...

A: The burning of fossil fuel at large scale has caused large scale emission of greenhouse gases includ...

Q: Thinking Critically Of the living classes of vertebrates, only one has no permanent marine represent...

A: The birds don't have any permanent marine representatives. 

Q: What’s the relationship between crust and lithosphere? Between lithosphere and asthenosphere?

A: The crust forms the upper-part of the earth's-surface is made from silicon and aluminium. While lith...

Q: If the intensity of a storm exceeds the infiltration capacity of the soil, a. Infiltration is low, r...

A: If the intensity of the storm exceeds the infiltration capacity of the soil, infiltration does not a...

Q: Interpret the immediate and long-term objectives of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Also disc...

A: The EIA is the environment impact agency that makes decisions regarding the identification of the si...

Q: Under what conditions do Metamorphic rocks formed during metamorphism

A: Metamorphic Rocks are formed due to the application of pressure and temperature on pre-existing rock...

Q: If a continent twists as it moves over time (as shown for example), would magnetic particles locked ...

A: Minerals are formed by the solidification or cooling down of the magma in the Earth. During the cool...

Q: What was the rate of motion of the Pacific plate between 4.7-2.5 million years ago?

A: The rate of motion of the pacific plate between 4.7 - 2.5 million years ago was somewhere between 7-...

Q: What are the minimum and maximum ages of the island of Kauai?

A: An active volcano is the origin of the Hawaiian Islands. The hotspots that existed beneath the Pacif...

Q: Explain how contour lines can be applied during the process of tracing the watercourse from its sour...

A: Contour lines are an important feature during the process of tracing the watercourse from its source...

Q: What are brownfields? Why are they both important and difficult to clean up?

A: The land which was previously used in an urban area for any purpose of development but currently not...

Q: What is a mass extinction?

A: The development of certain species greatly depends on the environment which they live in. Extinction...

Q: What is an autotroph? Are all plankton autotrophic?

A: 71% of Earth's surface is covered with ocean. Therefore aquatic ecosystem or more specifically the m...

Q: The amount of neutrinos measured from Earth were   a. half the amount predicted.   b. one-th...

A: The correct answer will be option b i.e. one third of the amount predicted.

Q: Gravity measurement is made on a ship sailing at the speed of 6 knots in the direction N650E at 200N...

A: Eotovs correction is made if the gravity is measured of a moving vehicle .Gravity correction is requ...

Q: What are Milankovitch cycles, and what is their importance to stratigraphy?

A: Milankovitch cycle was named after Serbian Geophysicist Milutin Milankovitch. It describes the colle...

Q: Please find the question

A: Living Modified organisms (LMO) are the organisms which possess modified genetic combination by the ...

Q: How many people die on average each year in fires in the United States?

A: A hazard is any agent that can cause harm to humans and the environment. Risk is the possibility of ...

Q: Do you live on a terrane?

A: The living organisms including all plants, animals, and microbes thrive on the lithosphere. The lith...

Q: What is a volcano

A: Volcano is a rupture in the Earth’s crust through which lava, volcanic ash and gases escape from the...

Q: If a star is spinning rapidly, its spectral lines will be   a. redshifted.   b. blueshifted....

A: The universe is composed of all time and matter. It consists of all the stars, planets, galaxies, an...

Q: ___________________ is (are) the hot gases that are the moving extension of the sun’s corona.   a...

A: Option b i.e. prominences is the correct answer. 

Q: Two stars are identified on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram below. Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram Tempe...

A: In Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, the most prominent representation is main sequence. The main sequenc...

Q: Thinking Critically Though they move across the deepest ocean basins, seiches and tsunami are referr...

A: Shallow water waves are the waves in which depth lower than 120 of the wavelength.  Deepwater waves ...

Q: Why do we have isobaric analysis in Meteorology? In your response, explain both the physical reasons...

A: Isobars are the lines that connect points of equal atmospheric pressure on meteorological maps. They...

Q: The corona has a temperature of   a. 0 K.   b. 2.7 K.   c. 3,000 K.   d. 6,000 K. ...

A: Corona is the outermost atmosphere of the sun just above the chromosphere and photosphere.  The temp...

Q: What percentage of the total mass of the sun will be converted into energy over its ten-billion-year...

A: The life time of a star is determined by its mass. If we consider the case of sun , it has lifetime ...

Q: What’s a limiting factor? Can you provide an example?

A: The population is defined as a distinct group of individuals. It can signify the people of a nation ...

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A: Triathlon is an endurance sport race which include swimming, cycling and running in a different dist...

Q: Draw a systems diagram of the water budget and cycle showing the storages and flows given in the tab...

A:     Since you have asked multiple questions, we will solve the first question for you. If you want a...

Q: Where are the following is abundantly found? - native copper - halite - Pyrite - Limonite (nonmetall...

A: Minerals occur in various forms on the earth's crust. The minerals get deposited in various forms wh...

Q: Which of the following spectral classes has stars with the coolest temperature?   a. A   b. ...

A: Based on the colour of the star they classed into seven major spectral classes as M, K, G, F, A, B a...