Of the changes that are occurring in the oceans as a result of global climate change, which ones are the most serious threats to the marine ecosystem?

Q: The melting of hot mantle into magma as a result of pressure changes but not temperature changes is ...

A: Decompression melts inside Earth as the rock body is kept at about the same temperature, but the pre...

Q: In an egalitarian society, status is     achieved     ascribed     the same for ev...

A: Egalitarian Society, the concept is derived from the French word e'gal, which means 'fair.' Egalitar...

Q: How did the Great Rift Valley get its name?

A: The Great African Rift Valley is named after a 6,000 km deep, continuing geological trench, which ex...

Q: Describe the spawning cycle of grunion, indicating the relationship among tidal phenomena, where gru...

A: SPAWNING CYCLE OF GRUNION: Grunion is that the specie of marine fish of the genus Leuresthes tenuis....

Q: Why are dry climates much more extensive in North Africa than in any other subtropical location?

A: Nearly 30 percent of the land area of the world is covered by dry climates. The vast stretches of dr...

Q: Which would best describe United States National Forests? a. Allocation b. Facilitation  C. Utilitar...

A: National forests are protected and controlled federal property classification as within us National ...

Q: 1) What factors will determine how much CO2 humans add to the atmosphere in the future? 2) Where wil...

A: 1)Scientists believe that human activities have been the main cause of the reported increase in ambi...

Q: Describe and explain the temperature and moisture characteristics of a maritime polar (mp) air mass

A: When the air gets the temperature and characteristics of the region which is associated with the hum...

Q: What are the two dominant mechanisms of energy transfer around the world?

A: The energy is transfer in form of heat and light from the sun's incoming short wave radiation. This ...

Q: Where are transform plate boundaries most common? on the margins of continents in rift valleys ...

A: Introduction Plate Boundaries are of three types: Convergent Plate Boundaries Divergent Plate Bound...

Q: Why is El Niño commonly referred to as El NiñoSouthern Oscillation (ENSO)?

A: El-Nino: El-Nino is a warm ocean current. It periodically flows southwards along the coast of Ecuado...