What country is located at a divergent plate boundary but has been uplifted by a hot spot? *       Hawaii       Iceland       Chile       Egypt

Q: Why were oceanographic conditions at Earth’s poles of interest to scientists?

A: There are two poles on the earth, namely the north pole and the south pole. The south pole lies in A...

Q: What are the deepest parts of the ocean? Options: deep-sea trenches mid-ocean ridges giant whale nes...

A: Deep-sea trenches or ocean trenches are long, narrow zones of ocean collision. They are 7 to 11km de...

Q: Describe, with examples, four lines of evidence forevolution.

A: The earliest theory of evolution is considered to be the Lamarck's theory of evolution in the early ...

Q: Debate the claim that famines are caused more by human actions (or inactions) than by environmental ...

A: A famine is a large spread of a situation which creates tension and problems in the entire area or r...

Q: The Green Revolution a. increased food supplies b. increased food security c. increased efficiency d...

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

Q: What’s the potential for serious loss of life and property damage due to tectonic plate movement?

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

Q: Why is lightning concentrated over the land and relatively uncommon over the oceans?

A: Earth is a terrestrial planet, meaning it has a solid surface, primarily made up of silicate rocks a...

Q: How do geologists determine the location and magnitude of an earthquake?

A: Earthquake essentially refers to the sudden shaking of the Earth's surface. It is essentially a geo-...

Q: What are the three domains of living things?

A: Earth is the third planet in the solar system and the only planet known so far that can sustain life...

Q: What is the purpose of Radio Telescopes?     all of these       It is used to detect radio...

A: Telescopes are the instruments used to capture sections of the EM spectrum. Radio telescopes are the...

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A: Resources are the naturally available stores of minerals and elements useful for mankind. Some of th...

Q: What are Photochemical oxidants  and how are the produced?

A: The atmosphere of the earth makes suitable conditions for the presence of life on the earth. But sev...

Q: Intermediate fossils (a) share some similarities with their ancestral group. (b) share some similari...

A: Fossils are old artifacts or old remains of things that have historically taken place in the world. ...

Q: Describe the modern theory in astronomy for the place of earth in this universe

A: Concept of astronomy did-not have much major advances during the medieval period as after the Greeks...

Q: Examine a world map or globe to locate mountain chains that are not discussed in this chapter. Then ...

A: The above diagram explains the gesticulation of the plates. These plates help in the creation of phy...

Q: What can be done to strengthen buildings enough to withstand hurricanes?

A: A hurricane is a tropical-storm that develops in the Atlantic-Ocean.  It usually develops in the mon...

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: Convection is: O the amount of solar radiation reflected by the Earth's surface O why hot air sinks ...

A: Heat is the flow of energy from one point to another due to the virtue of its temperature difference...

Q: What is fracking, and what problems does it cause?

A: Oil well are boring/borewells which are used to bring out fossil fuels (oil and gas) from the earth ...

Q: deforestation is the loss of forests  a. true b. false

A: The environment is composed of all the living and non-living things on earth. It can imply the entir...

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 seems to have prevented corals from forming massive reefs before Oligocene time?

A: Firstly, let us discuss something about corals, Corals: Marine invertebrates Lives in compact colon...

Q: . Is it possible to isolate the actions in one biome from the rest ofthe planet?

A:   Each biome, or population of plants & animals living in a specific climate, has its own set of...

Q: Define vortex.

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

Q: Do you think that a sustainable environment should be a goal of the world’s societies? Why or why no...

A: Yes I think that a sustainable environment should be a goal of the world's societies because we shou...

Q: Define the term average global temperature (AGT).

A: The temperature rise and fall are experienced globally. Various factors naturally or artificially in...

Q: In addition to ocean mixing, what are some other ways bioengineers could contribute to the study of ...

A: Bioengineers are the engineers who studied genetic disease prevention and they produce supporting de...

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A: fault is kind of brittle deformation which displace the rock mass along the fracture. These are stru...

Q: What are the two methods for sequestration of CO2?

A: The long-term process of removing carbon from an atmosphere is called sequestration. The capturing o...

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A: Buliminella is a benthic Foraminifera that can have various forms like elongate spirals or columns o...

Q: What activities are typically involved when humans modify stream channels to provide flood “control”...

A:  Channel modification means the reconfiguration of all parts of a stream channel by straightening, r...

Q: During which era was Indiana's limestone created?

A: The most common sedimentary rocks have termed limestone and they are the non-clastic calcareous rock...

Q: How far back in time can the “memory of the ocean” (sediments) provideinformation?

A: The earth's lithosphere is made up of the upper layer crust and the upper mantle. The lithosphere of...

Q: 4) a) Approximately half of the 174 petawatts of solar radiation incident on the upper atmosphere re...

A: By analyzing the question, We need to describe the term solar constant E0 and state its magnitude. I...

Q: Infomercial about Climate Change

A: Climate change is defined as the variation in climate is caused by the direct or indirect influence ...

Q: plastic pollution and its bad affect on the evironment

A: Plastic pollution is the addition of plastic items & particles in the environment (examples like...

Q: Vhich of these would have the great effect on the Earth's high and low tides V full moon O new moon ...

A: By the review of the question, We need to tell which phase of the moon gets high and low tides Below...

Q: Computer Lab: Print a big 'C': (Static)###### ## ## # # # # # ## ## ######

A: By Analyzing the question, We need to Print a big 'C': (Static) Below you can find your answer.

Q: What effects might be caused by global warming?

A: The Earth is made up of four spheres known as lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. A...

Q: What is the significance of the Burgess Shale? In what geographic region and environmental setting d...

A: We’ll answer the first question since the exact one wasn’t specified. Please submit a new question s...

Q: What are the strategies for preventing CO2 emissions?

A: Pollution is introduction of harmful material in the environment which this can deteriorate various ...

Q: The method we use to determine the actual age of geologic material is O radioactive decay O crystall...

A: Geology is the branch of science that studies the Earth. Geology studies the past, present, and futu...

Q: Species richness in bat caves It makes sense that the larger the area of a region, the larger the nu...

A: Caves are regarded as total dark parts of the Earth's Surface. Unlike the surface, the Caves will no...

Q: Compare and contrast how the sun's energy affects the Earth's magnetosphere with how it affects the ...

A:   The magnetosphere deflects the harmful UV rays of the sun. When such solar mass collides with eart...

Q: Briefly compare the U.S. Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf coasts. What are the most important forces infl...

A: The U.S has broad coastlines comprising several coastal features like beaches, sand bars, and cliffs...

Q: 31. The density of 10 grams of iron meteorite is 8 grams/cm3.  What is the volume of this meteorite?...

A: Meteorites are extra-terrestrial objects that have fallen on the earth's surface. They were called m...

Q: Which particles are most easily transported by water?

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

Q: What country is considered to have the world’s largest oil reserves according to the CIA Factbook?

A: Energy is very essential for human civilization to develop. Energy is required for industries, house...

Q: Does a tsunami come ashore as a single wave? A series of waves? Does a tsunami wave break like a sur...

A: Tsunami waves are a series of gigantic sea waves triggered by deep oceanic plate activity like earth...

Q: Illustrate ways we can help nature heal.

A: The natural environment is made up of all the living and non-living things that are occurring natura...