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A: According to the plate tectonics theory, the surface of the Earth is made up of various hard lithosp...

Q: The question of sediment age seems to occupy much of sedimentologists’time. Why?

A: Sedimentologists are people who study sediments, like clay, silt, and sand.  The age of sediment is ...

Q: is/are an example of conventional hydrocarbon sources. Petroleum O Tar sands Oil shale Noble gases

A: The composition of hydrogen and carbon together forms hydrocarbons. Petroleum and natural gas are th...

Q: What is environmental resistance?

A: Firstly, let us discuss something about the environment, The Environment:  An ecosystem A natural u...

Q: Differentiate between Freshwater and Groundwater?

A: Firstly, let us discuss something about water, Water: An inorganic, Transparent Tasteless Odorless ...

Q: When was the first set of laws governing the allocation of ocean resources proposed?

A: Earth is a terrestrial planet, meaning it has a solid and rocky surface that is primarily made up of...

Q: What factors prevent biostratigraphic zones from having either an upper boundary or a lower boundary...

A: Geologically concordant formations are identified on various characteristics. Geological formations ...

Q: If you could examine Late Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) cyclothems in the field, how would you deter...

A: Cyclothem are stratigraphic sequence with alternating layers present in the strata.  This are usuall...

Q: Can you outline—in very simple terms—the action of Earth’s crust described by the theory of plate te...

A: Earth is the third planet in the solar system. It has a rocky surface primarily made up of silicate ...

Q: Read the article “Food and Climate”  by clicking this link below http://klimat.czn.uj.edu.pl/enid/2_...

A: The term climate change implies about the transformation of the global climate of the planet thus re...

Q: What benefits, if any, do abyssal benthic organisms have over their shallow-dwelling counterparts?

A: The oceans nourish a wide and diverse network of lifestyles that form an integral part of the biodiv...

Q: What kinds of salinities characterize lagoons along the margin of the ocean? What causes these salin...

A: Lagoons are inland water bodies that get separated from the main oceans due to the formation of Barr...

Q: What famous American is also famous for publishing the first image of an ocean current? What was his...

A: The masses of water that transit from one location to another location is termed ocean currents. The...

Q: When does ecliptic path crosse the Celestial Equator in two places?     June 21st- December 21...

A: By analysing the question, We need to tell When does ecliptic path cross the Celestial Equator in tw...

Q: what are the economic, environmental, and social benefits

A: The environment is something that surrounds us. It includes all the biotic and abiotic components wh...

Q: The picture below shows the backside of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. What type of weathering...

A: Weathering is the process of disintegration and dissociation of rocks. It occurs with the transporta...

Q: Data rate shifting

A: Firstly, let us discuss something about shifting, Shifting: Movement from one place to another.

Q: The structure of graphite, the most common carbon polymorph,is illustrated in figure 01.A. Explain t...

A: The Earth comprises various kinds of materials. Each of these materials has different physical prope...

Q: Describe how the interactions of different types of air masses produce changes in daily and seasonal...

A: An air mass is a huge volume of air in the climate that is for the most part uniform in temperature ...

Q: The ocean floor is one big flat, featureless plain. True or false?

A: Geomorphology is the study of the landforms, structures, features, how they have formed, the sedimen...

Q: What is a brown dwarf?

A: Brown dwarfs are any astronomical objects which has a size between the size of a giant planet such a...

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A: Foraminifera is a single-celled organism having the class of amoeboid protists. The primitive type o...

Q: Factors affecting bay summer directly. Please use relevant example and diagram

A: Bay area is a stretch of ocean water inland. The formation of the bay area is by the stretching of t...

Q: What are the Asian subcontinents, like North and South Korea, doing?

A: The Cenozoic era got started around 65 million years from today. It probably looks like as we see it...

Q: Using the diagram below, what process(es) is(are) involved for path "B"? Sedimentary Rocks Sediments...

A: The Earth is made up of various kinds of rocks. These rocks begin their life cycle from the solidifi...

Q: Thinking Critically Why did people think an ocean was deepest at its center? What changed their mind...

A: Earth science is the study of the Earth and the various processes that are going on in the Earth sys...

Q: Climate change is one of the most important issues facing us today. Scientists have shown that start...

A: Climate is the long-term average of the weather over almost 30 years. The primary factors of climate...

Q: The correct sequence of formation, from oldest to youngest, of the labeled features in the diagram b...

A: Earth science is the study of the Earth and the various processes that are going on in the Earth sys...

Q: What is the CCD? How does it affect ooze deposition at great depths?

A: Carbonate Compensation Depth (CCD) Carbonate compensation depth is the oceanic depth below which rat...

Q: Fire is a common component of forest biomes. As more of us build homes in these areas, can we protec...

A: Forest fire are most common hazard in the forest region. Such fire not only destroys the forest weal...

Q: If the lithology and fossil content of two bodies of rock on opposite sides of a canyon are identica...

A: The principle of lateral continuity is originally proposed by Nicholas Steno in 1669. It states that...

Q: Thinking Critically What forces control the shape of a continental shelf? A continental slope? A con...

A: The Continental shelf is the submerged portion of the continental crust near the seawater. It is the...

Q: What is the date of the  Autumnal Equinox for 2021?     December 21st       September 21st...

A: By reviewing the question, We need to tell the date of Autumnal Equinox for 2021, Below you can find...

Q: 1-What are the six particle sizes? 2-Describe what happens to the size as metamorphic grade increas...

A: The crust of the earth is made up of different types of minerals which crystallized to form differen...

Q: ) Some distant star-like-objects, called quasars, are receding from us at half the speed of light. W...

A: By analysing the question, We need to discuss about the speed of light from quasars star. Below you ...

Q: Which part of Earth’s interior is thought to be a liquid?

A: The studies of the propagation of seismic waves through the internals of the earth lead to provide i...

Q: ut the following terms in order from SMALLEST to LARGEST Supercluster Universe %D %3D Local Group So...

A: The universe got formed around 13.8 billion years ago. The time it formed it was of a size of a dot....

Q: A mineral must be a solid. True or false?

A: Earth is a terrestrial planet as it has rocky solid exterior or surface layer. The earth's surface i...

Q: Plants using the CAM pathway occur in many locations but are most common in very arid locations, suc...

A: Plants have a variety of characteristics in them depending on the location of existence. Some plants...

Q: What kind of rock is shown behind the parking lot and what force caused them to bend or buckle in ph...

A: The Earth is made up of various kinds of rocks. These rocks begin their life cycle from the solidifi...

Q: Thinking Critically Where in the ocean is plankton productivity the greatest? Why?

A: Most of the productivity of the ocean is found within the depth of 200m of the ocean surface. This z...

Q: Should industry officials be held responsible for dumping chemicals that were legal to dump when the...

A: Chemicals are very dangerous to our environment. These pollute the surroundings and make conditions ...

Q: Below is a diagram showing a portion of the mid-oceanic ridge system on the bottom of the Atlantic U...

A: According to the plate tectonics theory, the surface of the Earth is made up of various hard lithosp...

Q: Captain James Cook has been called the first marine scientist. How might that description be justifi...

A: Earth is a terrestrial planet, meaning it has a solid and rocky surface. However, 71% of the earth's...

Q: What innovations did the Chinese bring to geology and ocean exploration? Why were their remarkable e...

A: Initially, the formation of the earth and the oceans was not known. Studies led to the processes tha...

Q: Importance of D layer to human on Earth

A: When radio radiation leaves the surface of the Earth and travels upwards, the primary region of inte...

Q: Explain how ozone in the upper atmosphere functions to filter short-wavelength solar radiation, and ...

A: The ozone layer acts as a filter media for the incoming short wave solar radiation which contains th...

Q: terracing is used in steeper locations to prevent soil loss a. true  b. false

A: Agriculture is the art and science of the cultivation of the soil. Several scientific methods and te...

Q: What happens with India during the Cenozoic?

A: The third major eras of Earth is termed Cenozoic era. This era began about 66 million years ago. In ...