Quick Review Directions: For each question, write the letter of the BEST response on the line beside each question. 1. Which correctly describes Africa's size? a. It is the second-largest continent. b. It is the third-largest continent. c. It is the fourth-largest continent. d. It is the second-smallest continent. 2. Which physical feature of Africa is located in Tanzania?

Q: 2. Rising seas inundate land, compounding coastal erosion problems outlined above. Calculate how muc...

A: The formula for solving this problem can be expressed as: Slope (decimal form) = change in elevation...

Q: This is technically more oceanography, but I thought I'd give it a chance. Out of these words - whic...

A: Beach is a land form seems like  narrow portion of land lies side by side with ocean, lake, river. B...

Q: How can arrival times of P and S waves be used to determine distance to the epicenter?

A: P and S waves start from the focus of an earthquake at the same time. Since both are traveling at di...

Q: Draw a cross-section of a blind-thrust fault, such as the one that affected Northridge in 1994. Why ...

A: A blind thrust fault or a buried fault can occur in an area undergoing compressional stress. The roc...

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: How do I find the contour interval to a topographic map?

A: A contour line is an imaginary line that connects regions of equal elevation on a topographic map. A...

Q: What important role do shelf fungi provide for our chaparral ecosystems?

A: The division of fungi known as basidiomycetes involves a group of fungi known as Polypore. This grou...

Q: where are most of the services and community activities concentrated?

A: Services can vary depending on the needs of the community, catering to industries, people or both. T...

Q: Using the principles of relative dating, put the rock layers, faults and igneous intrusions in seque...

A: In order to understand the chronological order of events in the given figure, we must work from the ...

Q: Describe three different methods for the detection exoplanets.  For each method, explain what type o...

A: The most radiating and illuminating source of light in the solar system is a star, for example; the ...

Q: what is the first eukaryotes? What kind of structure is stromatolite? What is that evidence that the...

A:   Eukaryotes are organisms that contain eukaryotic cells. The acritarch found in sedimentary rocks r...

Q: Earth is commonly called terra firma. Does this make good geologic sense?

A: Terra, meaning Earth and Firma, meaning solid is a term derived from Latin. The phrase is commonly u...

Q: Explain how base isolation systems can reduce the shaking of buildings during an earthquake.

A: Ground shaking at the surface associated with an earthquake can cause great damage to buildings. Typ...

Q: True or False One of the disadvantages of parallelepiped algorithm of supervised classification that...

A: The process of classify pixels unknown identity by using samples of known identity. Here, unknown pi...

Q: Loihi is an active volcano located south of Kilauea (see Figure 2). Loihi’s peak is still below sea ...

A:   Hot spot is an area of volcanic eruptions with high heat flow above a rising mantle plume. These a...

Q: can you help me cite the "veldt" by Ray Bradbury and "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson in MLA8 Format...

A: Bradbury, Ray. The Veldt, The Saturday Evening Post, 23 Sept. 1950, repositorio.ufsc.br/bitstream/ha...

Q: Loihi is an active volcano located south of Kilauea (see Figure 2). Loihi’s peak is still below sea ...

A: In hot spot volcanism, the tectonic plate is moving relative to a fixed hotspot from where hot molte...

Q: 2. Rising seas inundate land, compounding coastal erosion problems outlined above. Calculate how muc...

A: The level of inundation due to a rising  sea-level can be calculated as: Change in Horizontal Distan...

Q: Mid-latitude cyclones typically involve clouds/precipitation as a consequence of upward motion from ...

A: Mid-latitude cyclones are the result of the dynamic interaction of warm tropical and cold polar air ...

Q: A typical basalt consists of approximately 50%             . a. Al2O3     b. FeO     c. CaO    d. SI...

A: Basalt is a fine-grained volcanic rock with a content of 45% to 52% silica. 

Q: If you are in an airplane over the epicenter of a great earthquake, what will you experience?

A: During earthquake, pressure and shear waves move in all directions. If the pressure waves leave eart...

Q: How do Earth’s movements affect the locations of mountains?

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

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: Would you rather watch a volcano erupt in Hawaii or Washington? Why?

A: Hawaii is a better place to watch a volcano erupt because it has shield volcanoes which are less exp...

Q: If present seafloor spreading trends continue, what will happen to Baja California, San Diego, Los A...

A: The portion of the East Pacific Rise that lies to the south of the Gulf of California, where Baja Ca...

Q: Explain three ways that humans have caused or triggered earthquakes.

A: Human-derived earthquakes are often associated with regions that have little or no history of seismi...

Q: Why is it unlikely that you will find crevasses in the plastic zone of a glacier? Explain your answe...

A: The term glacier is related to nature which is a heavy accumulation of ice over very long years and ...

Q: What common elements combine to form most igneous rocks?

A: Igneous rocks are formed from by the cooling of lava or magma that are coming from the eruption of v...

Q: Which of the following statements is TRUE?Relative dating tells us how long ago something existed.Di...

A: Relative dating is used to find the age of something, for example, a rock formation relative to othe...

Q: What part of the geothermal gradient shows a fast rate of temperature as depth Increases? a. 1500 km...

A: Earth's temperature varies linearly with depth. The average temperature on the planet's surface is a...