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Q: Which form the principal relief features of the ocean basin?

A: The ocean's relief feature results from geologic activities going on the surface and below the surfa...

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A: Sandstone is a clastic, arenaceous sedimentary rock composed of quartz grains. Sandstone acts as a v...

Q: Six of the fossils indicated by the number 1 and one of the fossils indicated by the number 2 were f...

A: The fossil shown in figure one is ammonoid with ammonitic suture whose age ranges from Jurassic to C...

Q: Which of the following most completely defines a volcano? a cone-shaped structure on land where pyro...

A: Volcanoes are types of geologic structures. 

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A: Metamorphism is obtained from the Greek words, 'meta' meaning change, and 'morph' meaning form. It m...

Q: Explain how restoration can benefit society as well as nature.

A: Environmental restoration is the process by which biologically degraded environment and natural reso...

Q: Enumerate the cause and effects of global warming and climate change. (Note: Must provide 3 causes....

A: Global warming is a warming event that has impacted worldwide, causing climatic changes globally. Th...

Q: What changes to Earth’s environment would occur when the magnetic poles reverse?

A: Due to the rotating denser metallic core at the center of the Earth, there is generation of the magn...

Q: Describe and contrast the global extent of glaciers today with that during the Pleistocene.

A: Many times in the earth’s history, the glacial and interglacial periods have taken place. The Proter...

Q: Why you should study structural geology?

A: Geology is the scientific study of the Earth. The study includes the internal as well as the externa...

Q: What are the similarities and differences between the CO2 emission reduction plans of China, the Uni...

A: According to latest report, China and the United States together release around more than 40% of the...

Q: What is happened if we add gypsum to drilling mud and why ?

A: Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral made up of calcium sulfate dihydrate.   Disclaimer: Since you have ...

Q: Why moonlight is spread out when it is reflected by the lake?

A: Moon does not have its own light but reflects the sunlight to the Earth. We know the fundamental pro...

Q: The distance between the earth and the moon varies as the moon travels its orbitaround the earth. Ac...

A: The Moon is the only naturally formed satellite of the Earth that revolves around it in tilted orbit...

Q: What are the most causes of global climate changes an how has human activities contributed to these ...

A: The greenhouse gases act as an umbrella above the earth and soak up infrared radiation. Some of this...

Q: Assume that you travel at the same rate as a fast-moving continent—at a rate of 10 centimeters (2.5 ...

A: According to the plate tectonics theory, the solid outer layer of the Earth known as the lithosphere...

Q: - NASA LANDSAT Program 1- In two points, provide an explanation of how Earth Scientists can particul...

A: Artificial satellites have been used in recent times to study various processes occurring on the Ear...

Q: What are some uses of the igneous rock, granite?

A: Granite is a coarse-grained, felsic, or light-coloured plutonic igneous rock that is formed in the s...

Q: Your body contains vast numbers of carbon atoms. How is it possible that some of these carbon atoms ...

A: Our bodies are made up of a vast number of carbon atoms. Some of the atoms may have been part of the...

Q: What features make Earth a more hospitable place than other planets for life as we know it?

A: The primary requirements for formation and survival of life are Energy, Water and the ambient temper...

Q: Explain how radiometric age dating works. Why does the parent material never totally disappear compl...

A: Radiometric Dating It is used to calculate the age of rocks or fossils. The age of rocks is calculat...

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Q: What inference can you make in which rock is more susceptible to chemical weathering in humid enviro...

A: Weathering is a natural phenomenon of in situ mechanical disintegration and chemical decomposition o...

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A: Since you have asked multiple questions and you have not mentioned which questions to be answered, w...

Q: What is the relationship between continental drift and the existence of an Ice Age?

A: Continental drift theory explains the existence of a single landmass and a single ocean in the past;...

Q: How would the isostatic adjustment that results from the melting of the glaciers differ from the iso...

A: Isostatic adjustments are vertical movements made in the crust of a certain thickness and density. T...

Q: What is refractive index?

A: Refractive index is one of the important physical properties of a material. Different materials have...

Q: explain how GIS works with diagram?

A: GIS, also known as Geographical Information System, is used for storing, capturing, and displaying v...

Q: Explain volcanic landform by the help of the definition of constructive landform and destructive lan...

A: Generally, landforms are due to constructive and destructive forces. Destructive forces are processe...

Q: Review the history of sediment deposition along the eastern margin of North America during early Pal...

A: The Paleozoic era in geological time scale ranges from 541million years to 251million years. There a...

Q: Gamma-Ray Bursts are now know to be found where? Solor System, distributed throughout Mily Way or in...

A: Gamma-ray bursts are short-lived fragments of gamma-ray photons. These are last from a few milliseco...

Q: What economic deposits are there on the sea floor?

A: A sea is defined as a part of the ocean that is partially surrounded by land. Seas are smaller than ...

Q: 1.     Identify the main sources of environmental pollution in the village/town/city to which you be...

A: 1. Sources of Environmental Pollution Environmental pollution refers injection of any material, whi...

Q: 1- Earth's rigid outer layer overlies a zone of weaker and hotter material known as the: a- cry sphe...

A: Two elemental isostatic forces are at play - contraction, and expansion. All processes that we witne...

Q: During a field trip with your geology class you visit an exposure of rock layers similar to the one ...

A: A sill is a tabular concordant igneous body that cuts across older sedimentary rock layers. It is co...

Q: What tectonic process has affected the Basin and Range province, from eastern California to Utah, du...

A: The Basin and Range province is situated in the western part of the North American continent. It ext...

Q: parallax," astronomers determined e is 0.00001389 degrees. NOT TO SCALE Sun star Earth 6a. How far a...

A: One astronomical unit is defined as the mean distance between the sun and the Earth, which is 150 mi...

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A: Rocks are naturally occurring substances composed of solid crystals.

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A: Ocean basins are the regions within the ocean where the accumulation of sediments occurs. There are ...

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A: A hotspot is defined as the region found deep beneath the earth's surface from where the heat rises ...

Q: An unconfined aquifer has experienced an average water level rise of 7.0 feet over the past year. If...

A: Aquifers are suitable rock formations to hold groundwater as these are porous as well as permeable i...

Q: How does genetic diversity help to improve a species ability to survive different conditions?

A: The process of generation of distinctive new species in the course of evolution is called Speciation...

Q: How do you think oxygen reaches the deep ocean for use by the animals living there?

A: Organisms and plants in the ocean need oxygen for sustaining life. The organism at the ocean's surfa...

Q: Identify the two forces that are kept in balance by isostatic adjustments.

A: Isostasy is the state of equilibrium between the crust and the Mantle. Earth releases its internal h...

Q: What is a coastal cell? Where does sand in a coastal cell come from? Where does it go?

A: Coastal cell is also called as sediment cell, littoral cell or coastal cell.

Q: How can plate tectonics be used to help explain the difference between a seamount and a tablemount?

A: The theory of plate tectonics has evolved from Harry Hess's concept of “Sea Floor Spreading." The en...

Q: Describe the process that maintain gravitational balance and explain the properties of continental c...

A: The process that maintains the gravitational balance between the earth forms is termed Isostasy. The...

Q: The concept of keystone species is controversial among ecologists because most organisms are highly ...

A: It was zoologist Robert T. Paine who introduced the concept of Keystone species. The keystone specie...

Q: Should buildings be allowed next to the coastline on Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico barrier-island beac...

A: The formation of Barrier islands occurs in three ways. Spits can form them. Drowned dune ridges can ...