Name one glacier that lost area relatively consistently between 2008 and 2010. Explain How do you know and what is your source of information.

Q: What general direction was the Pacific plate moving between 70.7 and 43.4 million yearsago?

A: As soon as the subduction started, the shifting of the subduction zone started, and it started movin...

Q: Imagine you found a new partial dinosaur skeleton, and you worked with a paleoartist to create the s...

A: Dinosaurs were a group of reptiles that appeared in the Triassic period and lasted till the cretaceo...

Q: How do sunspots occur on the sun? And why are they in pairs?

A:   Sunspots are caused by highly intense magnetic fields on the Sun. The intense magnetic fields arou...

Q: When did the Haitian revolution occur

A: Haitian revolution is a revolution that occurred in France by French self-liberated people, and it b...

Q: What climate factors are involved in the forest formation?

A:   The solar radiation is very significant for varieties of biological and physical processes such as...

Q: There are about 32,000 single family homes in Peterborough. If we assumed Professor Hill’s was about...

A: Scenario A: Total Consumption of Peterborough before retrofitting Total Consumption = Number of Hous...

Q: Indicate the soil types to be expected in a glacial terminal moraine.

A:   Glacial moraines are made up of till. Till is an unsorted and unstratified rock material deposited...

Q: List the beneficial aspects of volcanoes and volcanism.

A: Soil formed from volcanic rock and ash provides fertile land for farming. Thus, higher crop yield fo...

Q: Please calculate the greenhouse gas emissions per year for all of the facilities listed in Ontario. ...

A: From the given data, there are a few assumptions that need to be made: Numbers reported are total u...

Q: What is the general shape of Serpent Mound Impact Structure?

A:   Serpent Mound Impact Structure age is estimated to be less than 320 million years (Mississippian o...

Q: What is the elevation difference between Smith Park and Fuller Park, near the western edge of the ma...

A: On the map, first, identify the location of both parks. In the map above, the blue arrow represents...

Q: Looking at the map, where are most of the hotspots concentrated? Many of the biodiversity hotspots c...

A: The location of all major biodiversity hotspots shown on the map has one thing in common - their loc...

Q: ocean currents serve to distribute heat around the world, and make heat distribution more even. Hypo...

A: Oceans currents are of two types namely deep water currents and surface water currents. The deepwate...

Q: What is the straight line distance from the intersection Main and Water to the intersection of Summi...

A: Step 1: Locate the two points of intersection and draw a straight line between them In the map abov...

Q: 1. A geologist has found an unknown mineral. She finds that a sample of calcite will not scratch the...

A: The hardness of a mineral is identified by scratching it with other substance of known hardness, if ...

Q: Calculate the average speed of the Pacific plate for the last 43.4 million years. Note that you don’...

A:   As location of hotspot remains fixed relative to plate motion and also Hawaiian big island is loca...

Q: At a given time, a parcel of air is moving eastward (a westerly wind) at a speed of 15kt. Some time ...

A: For an air parcel moving without losing its speed, it must maintain hydrostatic equilibrium, which d...

Q: Ice is melting in the Arctic (this is fact). Do you think that the melt water is salty or fresh?

A:   When saline ocean water freezes into ice, only the water part (H2O) freezes.

Q: Define paleogeography. Why are geographers interested in this topic?

A:   Paleogeography is the study of the ancient geography of the surface of the earth, especially physi...

Q: What roles do density and convection play in man-made disasters like the BP oil spill?

A: Oil contains volatile gases that evaporate upon contact with the surface water. This causes the oil ...

Q: Calculate the Roche radius (in km) for Uranus. The diameter of Uranus is 5.11 x 10“ km. km Are all o...

A: The radius of Uranus (R) = 5.11×104 km2 = 25550 km The Roche Limit or Radius for Uranus is about 2.1...

Q: which sedimentary rock is most likely to be changed to slate during regional metamorphism

A:   Regional metamorphism is a type of metamorphism in which the mineralogy and texture of rocks are c...

Q: What solutions for climate chage affecting biodiversity? and after 100 years what does the ecosystem...

A: The biodiversity is the beauty of the nature that provides varieties of species of plants, animals, ...

Q: Which two alternative energy sources could be used by single houses or schools?

A:   Solar Power Solar power is used extensively for energy production and power generation by single h...

Q: Sketch and label areas of erosion and deposition resulting from the groin (top), jetty (middle), and...

A:   Jetties are rock walls made to protect the entrance of a harbor from sediment deposition and storm...

Q: Question 2

A: Minimum Elevation = 78 feet  

Q: 1. What must be responsible for the pattern of tides that you see? a. The moon orbits the Earth once...

A: The pattern of High tides and low tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon. The gravit...

Q: Determine the month and day when the Sun is at maximum altitude for an observer in Saskatoon, Saskat...

A: The Sun is at its maximum altitude in the Northern Hemisphere on the day of the summer solstice, whi...

Q: Geology

A: Contour maps can be used to generate an elevation profile of a landscape. Contour lines are lines th...

Q: Name one glacier on Greenland  that did not lose the area from 2009 to 2010. Explain how you know an...

A: Freya (also called Freja) glacier, located on the northeastern coast, is one glacier on Greenland th...

Q: Name and explain three different types of geological features on Earth's surface that are caused by ...

A: According to the theory of plate tectonics, there are three types of plate boundaries - divergent, c...