What is the difference between the focus of an earthquake and the epicenter of an earthquake?

Q: Question 100 Which of the following describes the property of true shape on a map?   conformal equid...

A: Note: We will be answering the first question, since the exact one was not specified, please submit ...

Q: How does ice move?     It slips along its base.   It flows internally from regions of ...

A: The ice of the glacier moves under the impact of gravity that results in glacial motion. The ice slo...

Q: Question:  Examine briefly one theoretical model whichattempts to explain the development of land us...

A: In 1925, Burgess introduced a descriptive model of urban land use that separated neighborhoods into ...

Q: Why does the ITCZ generally shift north of the equator in the Northern Hemisphere summer, and south ...

A: INTER TROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE (ITCZ): Intertropical convergence zone is the region where air comes...

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: In what ways have humans altered the composition of the atmosphere, such as by releasing chemicals t...

A: Humans have altered the physical and chemical composition of the atmosphere and the land surfaces. T...

Q: The majority of earthquakes in the world occur under seamounts. far away from plate boundaries. ...

A: Earthquake is a phenomenon of shaking of the earth surface, it is generally associated with the volc...

Q: Define the following terms: latitude, longitude, parallel, meridian, and prime meridian.

A: LATITUDE: In geography, the term latitude means a geographic coordinate; this coordinate specifies t...

Q: Does the north Pole lean toward the Sun throughout the year? If not, how does the north Pole’s orien...

A: The earth spins on its axis and revolves around a political path around the sun in its orbit. Throug...

Q: What is the difference between temperature and heat?

A: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAT AND TEMPERATURE: The heat and temperature are related to each other however ...

Q: North Pacific and North American Plate Boundaries a. Continental- continental divergent b. Continent...

A: The pacific plate is the largest oceanic plate and the American Plate form a continental plate bound...

Q: Describe about the suction or pull attributed to quicksand.

A: Quicksand is indeed a colloid composed of small grains of sand, silt, clay and water. When the sand ...

Q: What was the general long-term climate trend the last 50 million years?

A: Climate change is periodic alterations in climate of the earth generally caused by natural forces of...

Q: A status that one "earns" in life is a/n _____________status  master status ascribed status ach...

A: Social status pertains to the dignity or distinction associated with one's place in society. It may ...

Q: The melting of hot mantle into magma as a result of pressure changes but not temperature changes is ...

A: Decompression melts inside Earth as the rock body is kept at about the same temperature, but the pre...

Q: Why is chemical weathering more effective in humid climates than in arid climates?

A: Introduction Chemical weathering is a process of conversion of minerals in a rock into clays by oxid...

Q: What is the difference between soil and regolith?

A: Depending on the composition of the dust settled on surface of Earth. It is classified into categori...

Q: How did the Great Rift Valley get its name?

A: The Great African Rift Valley is named after a 6,000 km deep, continuing geological trench, which ex...

Q: Choose the word that best fits the blank. The words in parentheses represent the choices for each bl...

A: The mantel plume is a mechanism of convection that is located in the interior of the earth in the me...

Q: Is it possible for a map to be both conformal and equivalent?

A: CONFORMAL AND EQUIVALENT MAP:  Conformal is a map or mathematical mapping it conserving the correct ...

Q: Why is the land surface rising in the Hudson Bay region of Canada?     accelerated heat flow...

A: Hudson bay is a large slat body of water in northeastern Canada has an area of 1,230,000 km2. It is ...

Q: 3. If I was to remove invasive species, add more habitat, and fix the stream bank of trotter creek (...

A: An invasive species also referred to as introduced species, foreign species, or exotic species, that...

Q: Explain the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in the food chain.

A: The ecosystem consists of a large number of species, they all function in their respective sphere an...

Q: *Compare and contrast hurricanes and tornadoes:*- What are they?- When do most of them form?- Where ...

A: Cyclones and tornadoes are both stormy systems of the atmosphere that can lead to damage. They are c...

Q: making a foreign policy is not easy would you like throw light on the elements on which aggressive a...

A: Decisions on foreign policy are accepted to be among the most significant instruments a State has av...