The following three questions contain examples of plotted station circles. Then study each of these plots and complete the tables below with details of the temperature, weather, pressure, cloud cover, wind speed and wind direction.

Q: Detrital type rocks are                 rocks that are chiefly composed of              .

A: Sedimentary rocks are of three types: Clastic (detrital) sedimentary rocks   Biogenic (biochemical)...

Q: What is erosion?          What is the main difference between physical and chemical weatheri...

A: In the earth, mainly two processes act. These are endogenic processes acting inside the earth and ex...

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: Fullertonian decays to Tuffyton with a half life of 3 million years (aside: these are fake elements)...

A:   Let the number of half-lives be n.  So, required time period, t= nT1/2 where T1/2 is Half-life of ...

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: 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: True or False Radar remote sensing works only in the microwave range of spectrum?

A: In Radar remote sensing, the sensor transmits a microwave signal towards a target and detects the ba...

Q: Which of the following statements regarding igneous rocks is not true? a. Extrusive rocks have larg...

A: Igneous rocks are two types extrusive and intrusive. Intrusive rock formed by the cooling of magma w...

Q: Which would be the better of two bad choices for an urban area: a magnitude 6.5 to 7 earthquake ever...

A: On the Richter Scale, a magnitude 8 earthquake releases 10 times more energy than a magnitude 7 and ...

Q: Sketch a plate-tectonic map along western North America from Alaska through Mexico. Label the spread...

A: Figure 1a depicts spreading the spreading centers, subduction zones, and transform faults in a plate...

Q: Place the letters labeling rock layers, unconformities, faults and intrusions in order from youngest...

A: The rock layers, unconformities, faults and intrusions can be arranged in order from youngest to old...

Q: Mount Vesuvius is one of the world’s most active volcanoes, yet it has quiet intervals lasting how l...

A: Mount Vesuvius is an active volcano, which means it will erupt again. The first recorded evidence of...

Q: Earthquakes are most abundant in which two U.S. states? In which Canadian province?

A: Alaska experiences most number of earthquakes in a given year, with California placing second, until...

Q: After freeing zircon crystals from an igneous rock, how could you determine when the rock formed (so...

A: Minerals that make up igneous rocks sometimes incorporate trace quantities of radioactive elements. ...

Q: What is usually the worst time of day for a big earthquake to strike a city in the western United St...

A: An earthquake's impact depends on the following factors: distance from the epicentre, the severity ...

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: What changes in temperature, pressure, and water content cause hot rock to melt? What are the two mo...

A: The earth surface contains various types of rocks such as sedimentary rocks, igneous rocks, and meta...

Q: Do mutations always cause negative impacts? Why or why not?

A:   Mutation is a change in the sequence of an organism's DNA. Most mutations have no impacts or neutr...

Q: 6. Jupiter has an apparent magnitude of -1.67, but an absolute magnitude of 25.87. Neptune has a mag...

A: Apparent magnitude gives us an idea about the brightness of an object appearing from the earth. It d...

Q: True or False The importance of spectral enhancement of image is in the RGB visualization?

A: Spectral enhancement in image analysis refers to the process of extracting new information from the ...

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: How does explosiveness vary between magmas that have a low versus a high weight % content of water?

A: The amount of silica, water and other gases contained in the magma are key to determining its explos...

Q: Explain how overpopulation affects the environment

A: Overpopulation occurs when the number of people living in a region far exceeds the amount of resourc...

Q: How might a reduction in species diversity affect the other three components of biodiversity

A: The three components of biodiversity are: Ecosystem Diversity, Species Diversity and genetic diversi...

Q: Your lifetime will be what percentage of geologic time?

A: The Universe formed from the Big bang, about 13.8 Billion years ago. Earth formed at about 4.55 bill...

Q: Draw and label a cross-section that explains the tectonic cycle.

A:      The Plate Tectonic Cycle is the movement of lithospheric plates comprising of crust and uppermo...

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...