What is the rate of offset for the basalt dikes that are 300 kilometers apart. Provide your answer in km/Ma.

Q: Draw a diagram of the three types of convergent boundaries (ocean-ocean, ocean-continent, continent-...

A: The term geomorphology was first used by Lauman in the year 1858 to study various landforms, their f...

Q: What is the result of excessive agricultural runoff into coastal waters and nearshore ecosystems? 6....

A: Agricultural runoff is the water from agricultural lands mainly due to rain or irrigation. It consis...

Q: Conversely, nonconformity was equated with deviance and pathology and was often cited a cause of rac...

A: Social nonconformity is the point at which an individual acts or acts in a manner that conflicts wit...

Q: Soil is important because: Group of answer choices a. it provides a matrix for plant roots b. food,...

A: Soil is the uppermost layer of Earth, which is a mixture of minerals, organic matter, gas, water, et...

Q: What is the driving force behind the Earth’s plates moving? Draw a diagram of this process including...

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

Q: Joints in granite that cross at right Angles

A: Granite is a plutonic coarse-grained rock composed predominantly of two minerals, quartz and alkali ...

Q: Which of the following species engage in activities that are similar to humans in terms of modifying...

A: The environment is composed of all living and non-living things. The term is often used to describe ...

Q: Please indicate the relationship between salinity, temperature, and density: Increasing temperature ...

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

Q: What are the propose measures on how the government can assist resource-poor poultry farmers in acqu...

A: Animal husbandry refers to the branch of agriculture which is related to the animals in order to rai...

Q: The study of how political and economic principles impact human-environment relations is called: Gro...

A: The environment is composed of all living and non-living things. The term is often used to describe ...

Q: - What are the difference among free air , Bouguer, and terrain corrections? b- Define the following...

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

Q: The hypothetical fault has been active for 50 million years, with movement beginning just after the ...

A: A fault is defined as a a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.  It is a zone wh...

Q: Although the Milky Way galaxy is relatively old, our solar system is relatively young. That's becaus...

A: The solar system is the gravitationally bound system around the sun. There are 8 planets, many natur...

Q: How does pollution affect the atmosphere? What effect does this have on global warming?

A: Atmosphere is the balanced mixture of different gases including water vapor. It also contains solid ...

Q: True or False? In many areas without major faults, fracking has added to seismic activity. Group of ...

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

Q: Describe the Rock Cycle. A diagram can be used in addition to your description.  Be sure to include ...

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

Q: How does the valcanoes form

A: Volcanoes are formed when molten rock, ashes, and steam escape through vents on the Earth’s surface....

Q: Political ecology is the study of how political and economic principles impact human-environment rel...

A: Petroleum geology is the branch of geology that studies the origin, movement, occurrence, accumulati...

Q: Gray whales and humpback whales (which are both baleen whales) migrate each year. Where do they spen...

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

Q: hich of the following species migrate over large distances? Group of answer choices a. monarch butte...

A: The ecosystem is the geographical area where the living organisms live and interact with each other ...

Q: Calculate the Earth’s volume. Make sure your answer is both in km^3 and in scientific notation. V = ...

A: Earth is the third planet in the solar system and it is a terrestrial planet. It has a solid, rocky ...

Q: Which of the following organisms migrate into freshwater to spawn (reproduce)? Eels Hermit crabs Arc...

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

Q: There are two identical samples of Granite, sample A and B. Discuss the product in detail that would...

A: Rocks are naturally occurring aggregates of minerals. The Earth's surface is made up of different ty...

Q: Classroom activity 2.2 Work on your own. 1. Complete the following sentences: a) Inland places have ...

A: The atmosphere is a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth. The composition of the atmosphere var...

Q: Describe the chemistry behind the formation and depletion of Ozone in the stratosphere, its detrimen...

A: Ozone (O3) is an exceptionally receptive gas made out of three oxygen molecules found in stratospher...

Q: Analyze the photo below (same photo different year). Explain what has happened over time!

A: The pollution increase is an alarming threat to the environment. Optimum rise of population and poll...

Q: For which of the following is the water depth shallower than the wave base? (select all that apply) ...

A: Waves are created by the energy from the wind passing over the ocean surface. Wind-driven or surface...

Q: [ Select ] Amphidromic Ebb Flood Slackwater

A: Waves are formed by energy passing through water. They are generated by the wind blowing over the se...

Q: The largest reservoir of fresh water is: Group of answer choices a. ice sheets b. glaciers c. fresh...

A: Fresh water is water that contains very little amount of dissolved salt in it. This distinguish fres...

Q: The concept of Sustainability as discussed your text book includes all of the following EXCEPT: (a) ...

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

Q: All three of the waves below are shallow water waves occurring in 4 cm of water. А -Wavelength - В -...

A: Waves are created by the energy from the wind passing over the ocean surface. Wind-driven or surface...

Q: Explain how the following renewable energy work, their requirements, cost efficiency, with advantage...

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

Q: Why is African agriculture the most vulnerable to the impact of climate change?

A: Climate change is the biggest problem in the 21st century. The increasing rate of greenhouse gases h...

Q: The chemicals responsible for the destruction of the ozone layer are: Group of answer choices a. CFC...

A: Winds move from a region of high pressure to a region of low pressure. The movement of winds essenti...

Q: Population size and natural selection: Why are the larger population have a better change of evolvin...

A: A population is a group of individuals living close enough together that each individual of particul...

Q: Round to two significant figures.   What is the gradient of a stream that has an elevation change of...

A: The slope of a river stream is called as its gradient. It is the measure of change in elevation of s...

Q: The chemicals responsible for the destruction of the ozone layer are: Group of answer choices a. CFC...

A: In the stratosphere of the atmosphere, there is a gas that enveloped the earth named ozone and it ha...

Q: True or False? An example of a tipping point would be considered the point at which a return to norm...

A: Climate is the average weather pattern of a region. It is the average of almost 30 years of weather ...

Q: What are the appeals made to scientific uncertainity in relation to climate change action?

A: Climate is defined as the mean and variability of climatic variables over a period of time which may...

Q: In the space below, briefly define and differentiate between morbidity and mortality.

A: A population is a group of individuals. A population can be of an entire nation or any community wit...

Q: With the aid of calculations show step by step on how to determine the specific gravity (SG) of dry ...

A: Specific gravity is defined as the density of a substance with reference to another substance. Gener...

Q: Allan Savory has proposed that land that is turning to desert is: Group of answer choices a. the cau...

A: The environment is composed of all living and non-living things. The term is often used to describe ...

Q: Larger tidal ranges lead to [ Select ] -moving tidal waters within the intertidal zone.

A: Tides are the rise and fall of long sea waves due to the gravitational pull of moon and sun. The gra...

Q: uppose we were to find a planet in another star system that had a bunch of moons, all orbiting over ...

A: The universe is all the time and space that includes all the galaxies, stars, planets, and all forms...

Q: Although these sand grains are round they are not rounded from transport.  Rather, they are examples...

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

Q: Approximately how much of earth’s ice-free land surface is used for agriculture as of 2000? 6.3 a. 1...

A: The practice of cultivating crops, plants, and livestock is called agriculture. There are mainly thr...

Q: Aeolus in Greek mythology was the keeper of the winds. As such, the term “Aeolian” or “Eolian” means...

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

Q: For a diurnal tide, if high tide occurred at 4:00 p.m., when would you expect the next high tide? 4:...

A: The solar system is a gravitationally bound system around the sun. It has 8 planets, their moons, as...

Q: Nekton are organisms that spend most of their time in the water column and can swim freely and faste...

A: Nekton (or swimmers) are living creatures that can swim and move autonomously of flows. Nektons are ...

Q: The natural cycle responsible for the recycling of water within and between the four realms of the E...

A:  Earth is a very dynamic thing that is changing constantly. There are many minerals and gaseous elem...