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A: Seasonal variation on the earth is due to it's tilted axis.

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A: A substance is flexible and elastic if it does not break with stresses. Crystalline solids are gener...

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A: Half-life is defined as the time takes for a radioactive isotope decays to half its original amount....

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A: The Earth is divided into four different layers based on composition. Crust: This is the outer layer...

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A: Tides Tides occur due to gravitational pull of sun and moon on earth. In question, it is given that ...

Q: Why can you not test a rock for density to determine what type of rock it is?

A: Rocks are solids that compose the surface of Earth. They are made up of minerals that are inorganic ...

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A: When thermal energy (heat) is applied to a substance, its constituent molecules or atoms start vibra...

Q: 8) Briefly explain any three sources of power.

A: There are many sources to produce power. Example- Coal, Natural gas, water, wind, etc.

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A: Most of the coral reefs are occur in the shallow water depths. because coral reefs need to produce f...

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A: Minerals are naturally occurring solid chemical compounds with a well defined chemical structure. Qu...

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Q: To refute Milankovitch's theory, modern scientists might best demonstrate that the periods of the ic...

A: Milankovitch cycle is the cyclic movement of the earth related to it's orbit around the Earth.

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A: Climate is a long term prevailing weather condition an area. Climate change is the shift in the clim...

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A: The predominant elements that contain in the solid earth are oxygen, silicon, aluminium and iron in ...

Q: Earth Science Question

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A: A lake is a waterbody with a basin structure surrounded by land and has its water sources. They are ...

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A: The change in climatic patterns has resulted in the change in the climatic cycles. The increased eff...

Q: Devise a plan for you and your family to follow in order to reduce your carbon footprint.

A: Carbon Footprints Carbon footprint is the amount of green house gases, which is produced by an speci...

Q: Is the slope of the 300 mb surface steeper during winter or summer? Why?

A: Temperature in the troposphere decreases with altitude and also decreases uniformly from the equator...

Q: what is the angular distance from the north celestial pole to the point on the sky called the vernal...

A: The celestial sphere is a fictional term. The North Celestial Pole is an imaginary point where Earth...

Q: Does a strong typhoon always result in a disaster? Give Six Examples.

A: Yes, strong typhoons always cause disaster. Typhoons are stronger and powerful tropical cyclones tha...

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A: Remote Sensing data provides primarily surface information. The surface morphological, hydrological,...

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A: For an earthquake, the magnitude can be found by using formula M=23logII0 Here, II0 is relative inte...

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A: Acknowledging assistance in creating original work is termed as acknowledgement. Examination of patt...

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A: The sandstone comprises more than 25% feldspar is known as arkose or arkosic sandstone. It is common...

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Q: I need help with water cycle

A: The water cycle is the continuous flow or movement of water in liquid, solid, and gaseous forms from...

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A: Vulnerability: Vulnerability is the potential of an individual organism or a group of organisms to s...

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A: All living forms are sensitive to the habitat they thrive in. With even the slightest modification i...

Q: 17. A parsec is slightly more than 200,000 AU.     True     False

A: Parsec is an unit of distance to measure distance between astronomical objects.

Q: Explain the reasons for lithospheric plate movements

A: The Earth's interior is comprised of layers- crust, mantle, and core. The crust is the uppermost par...

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Q: 21.  You observe a star in the disk of the Milky Way, and you want to plot the star on an H -R diag...

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A: Potential evapotranspiration is defined as the amount of evaporation take place when adequate water ...

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A: Pollutants are particles which pose a threat to living organisms. Pollutants can be natural or human...

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A: Environmental Geology is the branch of Geology that deals with the Geological control on the Environ...

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A: A geographical coordinate system defines a place located on the Earth's surface. It is a three-dimen...

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A: Cloud cover is defined as the fraction of the sky covered by cloud when observed from any particular...

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A: The record of the area of the land that gives the elevations and geographic positions for natural an...

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A: The formation of the earth took place around 4.6 billion years ago. It was a molten ball of lava. Th...

Q: How has geoscience factors control evolution of life which in turn continuously alter Earth’s surfac...

A: The planet Earth was not livable from the beginning of time. It has evolved geologically with time, ...