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A: The Earth's energy balance refers to the cycle of solar energy from the sun to the earth's different...

Q: When an oceanic-continental or oceanic-oceanic convergence occur, what do you call the series of vol...

A: Convergent plate boundary is formed when two tectonic plates converge.

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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: What could be the effects of dams and levees that humans are building in the natural ecosystem?

A: Dams are the artificial barriers created over the river valley to divert and stop the flow of water....

Q: Surface area increases as the number of particles within a given volume of soil decreases TRUE OR FA...

A: The surface area of soil is the total area covered by the soil particles. Surface area and particle ...

Q: Describe why it is summer when earth is in position 

A: The earth has a tilt of around 23.5 degrees from the vertical. Such tilt of the axis causes seasons ...

Q: What is wind? What causes wind?

A: Wind is an important component/element of the weather and climate.

Q: What is hazard?

A: In the field of geology hazards can be classified as weather induced or geological hazards.  

Q: Which would be a key contribution of seismology to understanding the cause for mountains, volcanoes,...

A: Seismology is the scientific study of genesis of seismic waves and their propagation. This study als...

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

A: An unconfined aquifer is an aquifer having a ground surface as the upper boundary and confining laye...

Q: Discuss the Structure of the Ecosystem and give examples for each structure

A: An ecosystem is defined as the community of living organisms interacting and living in association w...

Q: What is an atmospheric temperature inversion, and why is it a problem?

A: Under normal circumstances, as we move upwards in the atmosphere, the temperature decreases. An atmo...

Q: How does the angle of subduction beneath a mountain chain relate to the rate at which the plate and ...

A: In the convergent margin, two plates collide, and one with more density moves down. The plate with t...

Q: Quartz Diamond O Halite O Obsidian O O O

A: A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic, homogenous substance with a well-defined crystal stru...

Q: How much longer can earth support life?

A: The available water in larger quantities and other optimal conditions like distance from the Sun, th...

Q: Why does Earth have plate tectonics and continents?

A: The earth's interior consists of three main layers Crust 0-35km, Mantle 36-2900km, Core 2901-6371km....

Q: What is an Ideal solution?

A: Ideal solution is an important concept, fundamental to thermodynamics and its application. 

Q: How is density expressed (units)?

A: Density is a physical property of a matter defined as a ratio of mass to the volume.                ...

Q: Out of sand, silt and clay which particles will settle down first in graduated cylinder during textu...

A: Texturally (considering only the sediment size), Sand is a grain or particle size ranging from 2000 ...

Q: Traditional methods of studying currents are being replaced with high-tech devices. How do some of t...

A: In the ocean, two types of currents occur- surface currents and deep oceanic currents. Surface curre...

Q: What is climate change? Is it different from global warming?

A: Climate is defined as the long-term average of weather. It is typically averaged over 30 years. The ...

Q: Even though Cleveland is farther north than Kansas City it can have warmer winters because: Oa Cleve...

A: The climate of a place depends on its position on the planet and several other factors like closenes...

Q: Under what circumstances do streams tend to develop sinuous, meandering, and braided channel pattern...

A: In general, rivers originate in a mountainous region. Little gutters converge to give rise to a stre...

Q: Explain the characteristics of effective sustainability indicators.

A: In terms of the three pillars, the indicator of sustainability can be defined as a measurable elemen...

Q: Compute the soil saturation percentage (SP) as:          SP = [50 ml / 200 g] x 100 = ______ %

A:  Soil saturation percentage is a parameter for characterizing soil texture. It is defined as the per...

Q: Write down the expression that results from the flow analysis to calculate the volume of water flowi...

A: In the year 1856, a French hydraulic engineer named Henry Darcy put forward a law which gives the di...

Q: Discuss the environmental impacts of earthquakes

A: Earthquakes are the most destructive disasters to occur naturally on the surface. These earthquakes ...

Q: Describe the major provisions of NEPA, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Specie...

A: The different kinds of policy made to protect the environment. It is the practice of protecting the ...

Q: What causes global warming

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

Q: 1.Which type of resistivity tool can be used in a well which has been drilled with oil-base mud? a) ...

A: The measurement of formation resistivity is crucial to the evaluation of hydrocarbon saturation. Ele...

Q: How has climatic change altered the general distribution of terrestrial vegetation since early in Pl...

A: Climate is a long-term aggregate of weather. Climate changes from place to place and over time, at a...

Q: In June, why does the outer edge of the atmosphere at the equator receive less solar radiation than ...

A: Solar radiation is the amount of solar energy received by the earth from the sun. It is the function...

Q: True or False Microwave spectral region provides weak wavelength?

A: Microwaves have short wavelength

Q: Q1 a) Explain the term isostasy and identify the theory which belongs to this given picture and just...

A: a) The term isostasy refers to the state of hydrostatic balance of the crustal segments of varying t...

Q: - UAE Space Agency 1- In two points, provide exaplanntaion of how Earth Scientists can particularly ...

A: The United Arab Emirates Space Agency was established in 2014. This agency's primary purpose is to d...

Q: Explain how latitude and topography produce the region’s distinctive patterns of climate.

A: Depending on the differences in the sun's heating power are responsible for the different climate pa...

Q: What is the saturation content of 1 kilogram of air at the following temperatures? (All temperatures...

A: The ratio of the mass of water vapor required for saturation to the mass of dry air in a parcel of a...

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: Which evidence supports the big bang theory? the existence of cosmic microwave background radiation ...

A: The Big Bang Theory states that everything was situated in a single, unified, dense point which expl...

Q: Which of the following best summarizes the main causes of water pollution today? increased runoff, ...

A: The contamination of water bodies through biological or inorganic contaminants exposed to humans cau...

Q: what are the International nuclear energy policies and regulations

A: International Nuclear Energy Policies and Regulations These are the policies and regulations that de...

Q: What alternatives exist for burning hydrocarbon fuels for energy?

A: The fuels currently used are petroleum and natural gas, which are hydrocarbon-based. These fuels rel...

Q: How do fluid flow and transport affect the human environment?

A: Fluid flow and transport influence the occurrence of many of Earth’s most valuable resources. It he...

Q: Describe how the bonding types and magma differentiation aids in the distribution of trace element i...

A: Magma is the hot molten, semi-liquid rock formed in the mantle. This magma comes out to the surface ...

Q: How does the ocean’s density stratification limit the vertical movement of seawater?

A: The earth is known as the blue planet because the ocean covers it by 71%. Many ions dissolved in the...

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A: Earlier, the earth was a ball of magma. Later, when the conditions started to change, many gases got...

Q: If a portion of the surface of a planetary body has a high density of craters on it, what does that ...

A: Impact craters are circular, hollow depressions on the surface of a planet, formed due to the collis...

Q: What are likely to be some major energy sources of the future?

A: Energy is the capacity to do any work. Energy can change from one form to another. An energy resourc...

Q: You have been asked to conduct a relief assessment after a major earthquake in a developing countr...

A: A disaster like an earthquake causes significant loss of life, resources and property. The loss in r...

Q: The FeAl intermetallic phase Is an BCC structure with Fe atoms at the corner and Al atoms at the bod...

A: The BCC unit cell is constructed keeping Fe atoms at each corner and Al atom at body-centered. Then ...