What is the importance of jointing and bedding planes to the underground structure of caverns?

Q: Eurasian and Indo-Australian Plate Boundary: a. oceanic divergent b. oceanic- oceanic convergent  c....

A: The Indo-Australian Plate could even be a significant tectonic plate spanning the continent of Austr...

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: 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: What is meant by the term volcanism?

A: Volcanism means the process of eruption of magma that is molten rocks from the volcano on the surfac...

Q: say whether the following statement about latitudes is true or false.    latitudes are invisible ho...

A: Latitude is an invisible continuous line that extends from East to West across the planet. It starts...

Q: The United States is a ______________.     nation-state     multinational state     ...

A: A multinational state is a sovereign state made up of two or more nations or states. This compares w...

Q: How does the mantle plume model explain the formation of the hawaiian Islands?

A: The mantel plume is a mechanism of convection where the hard molten rocks within the earth's mantel....

Q: Define plastic flow for rock.

A: Plasticity is the ability of some solids to flow or change their shape prenatally when they forced t...

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: Briefly describe the differences among the P waves, S waves, and surface waves of an earthquake.

A: The shock waves produce vibrations within the interior of the world that displaces along a fault lea...

Q: What kind of arrangements should be adapted by society to avoidthe tragedy of commons type natural d...

A:  NATURAL DISASTERS: Natural disasters are the hazards that occur due to some natural cause (meteorol...

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: The most important fishing grounds of the world are found in the regions where (a) warm and cold atm...

A: Ocean currents are divided on the idea of temperature into warm currents and cold currents. WARM OCE...

Q: What generally happens to the elevation of the treeline going from the equator toward the poles? Why...

A: Treeline is the extent or the point to which the habitat of trees is capable of growing. It is found...

Q: Which of the following phenomena might have influenced the evolution of organisms? 1. Continental dr...

A: CONTINENTAL DRIFT: Continental Drift has affected the planet in numerous different sorts of ways. It...

Q: Can anyone describe a geological timeliness they are very confusing to me I'm in 8th grade by the wa...

A: Earth's evolutionary history is divided chronologically in the form of a Geological Time Scale. In s...

Q: Explain how talus from rockfall is likely to look different from a deposit of alluvium

A: ALLUVIUM: Alluvium is defined as deposit of sand and mud by water flow in a stream. Deposits of allu...

Q: What is the highest mountain in the world

A: The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest is located in Nepal, which is in Asia. The mounta...

Q: What are the differences between the lithosphere (“plates”) and the asthenosphere?

A: LITHOSPHERE AND ASTHENOSPHERE: The earth's crust and the mantle's upper most layer were included und...

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A: 1. Georgia(GA) is indeed a state in Southern Deep South, bordered by Tennessee as well as North Caro...

Q: What is the main effect of weathering on the landscape? of mass wasting?

A: Weathering is defined as the process of break down rock into small and minute fragments that lead to...