What are some differences between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere?

Q: Assume that a parcel of unsaturated air is at a temperature of 20°C at sea level before it rises up ...

A: The temperature depends on altitude. As we go higher in the altitude the temperature will decreases.

Q: What causes the change of seasons?

A: Variation in climate throughout the year is known as seasons. 

Q: Describe how the distribution of life in the ocean would be different if there were very little diss...

A: Oxygen availability across the ocean's depths varies greatly due to decreasing availability of light...

Q: Cyclones

A: CYCLONES- Cyclone is a general term for a weather system in which winds rotate counterclockwise in t...

Q: What is non-point source pollution, and how does it get to the ocean? What other ways does trash get...

A: The nonpoint source of pollutants is those that occur from no fixed source such as those that result...

Q: What is an alluvial fan and why are they so prevalent in the basin-and-range desert area of North Am...

A: Throughout the course of a river, it erodes numerous geological features and carries the minerals an...

Q: What puzzled scientists about Earth’s ancient magnetic field? How was the apparent dilemma resolved?

A: Not that the position of our  poles on the Earth (also known as a geomagnetical field) allows for a ...

Q: Why can’t descending air form clouds?

A: Descending or Downward motion warms up the air and then the hot air vaporizes water. The water vapor...

Q: Antarctic Intermediate Water can be identified throughout much of the South Atlantic based on its te...

A: Antarctic intermediate water (AIW) is the oceanic water present at depths between 500-1200 meters wi...

Q: Explain the process of salt wedging.

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Q: In what ways can rainfall expedite mass wasting?

A: During the tectonic platforms, the forces of constructing immense mountains and other ecosystems are...

Q: What types of past environmental conditions can be inferred by studying cores of sediment?

A: Marine sediments are the deposit of insoluble material, rock and soil particles that are transported...

Q: A large square slab of granite, 1 meter thick and 100 meters to a side, falls off an exfoliation dom...

A: Given Data : Square slab of thick 1 meter and side 100 meters,                       Density of gran...

Q: Describe the pattern of vertical air movement within a cyclone and within an anticyclone.

A: CYCLONE: Cyclones are stormy whirlwinds ; they come suddenly with great force and velocity the cente...

Q: Why do we say that evaporation is a cooling process and condensation is a warming process?

A: The process of evaporation takes place by an increase of temperature when the molecules gain energy ...

Q: What was the impetus for studying ocean processes that led to the great expansion of the science of ...

A: The advancement and broadening of the oceanography discipline took off in the twentieth century.

Q: Economics A researcher is able to observe selection bias. True or False

A: Selection bias is indeed a form of mistake when the researcher chooses who will be tested. It is typ...

Q: How does a talus cone form?

A: TALUS CONE: An outward sloping and accumulated heap or mass of rock fragments of any size or shape (...

Q: Solve this managementwhat are the barriers to our collective learning in the age of information

A: Since globalization allowed knowledge to be extended, the right of all to studying in this new techn...

Q: Describe and explain the major features associated with oceanic–continental convergence and oceanic–...

A: OCEANIC-CONTINENTAL CONVERGENCE BOUNDARIES: Convergent plate boundaries are accountable for quite a ...

Q: Explain the concepts and metrics used to document changes in global population and settlement patter...

A: Urban and urban population settlements begin to expand exponentially and most of this change takes p...

Q: Differentiate between a hazard, a risk, an accident and a near miss.

A: A hazard may cause damage, for example electricity, chemicals, ladder work, noise, a machine, a trou...

Q: Sequence of soil formation

A: SOIL: Soil is the top most layer of the earth. It is formed by the the loose fragments of the rocks,...

Q: What are the principal processes of mechanical weathering and chemical weathering?

A: The mechanism of weathering turns stable rocks into sediments. In the chapter on Rocks, sediments we...

Q: Have the oceans always been salty? Why or why not?

A: The Earth's oceans have evolved to the current state through billions of years' geological and atmos...

Q: Contrast the processes of laterization and podzolization. What are the characteristics of soils prod...

A: CONTRAST BETWEEN PODZOLIZATION AND LATERIZATION: Both the processes are involved in the formation of...

Q: Why is it difficult to integrate nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into the nitrogen cycle of the bio...

A: Nitrogen is one of the most commonly found gas in the atmosphere. It is an important part of the bio...

Q: What are non-native species? Why can they be so damaging to ecosystems?

A: The non-native species that occupy the land are called invasive species they may naturally or delibe...

Q: Briefly explain historical geography imagination of Europe and discuss the impact of Eurocentric map...

A: Multiple government units are part of all diplomatic structures. If they be colonies, city states as...

Q: What processes are responsible for soil creep?

A: Soil creeps are a type of movement of material in a very slow manner.

Q: How does geology help explain why islands in the pacific realm are so wildely scattered

A: The Pacific islands originated as: longitudinal chain of the volcanic islands on above plates, or of...

Q: How is a slump different from other kinds of landslide?

A: Slump and Landslide, both are example of mass movements. They occur due to various reasons and infli...

Q: If the natural recharge rate of an aquifer is 1 centimeter per year, but the rate of groundwater pum...

A: Given that natural recharge rate of an aquifer is 1 cm per year and rate of groundwater is 15 cm per...

Q: What makes the metro area attractive to immigrates today?

A: Metro areas are the abbreviated term for metropolitan regions. It includes all the urban and peri-ur...

Q: Describe the difference between vertically mixed and salt wedge estuaries in terms of salinity distr...

A: Earth hosts a variety of liquid water based on its salinity. So, estuaries are those water reservoir...