Why are floods so important in the development of fluvial landforms?

Q: Sketch the pattern of surface wind belts on Earth, showing atmospheric circulation cells, zones of h...

A: The figure below shows the patterns of surface wind belts on the earth, and the atmospheric circular...

Q: Where is the Indus River civilization found in what region of the world 

A: Indus river civilization is one of the oldest civilization in the world. It started somewhere in 330...

Q: Describe changes in atmospheric pressure, precipitation, winds, and ocean surface currents during th...

A: The current Indian Monsoon refers to an ocean-current regime that changes seasonally in the tropical...

Q: Describe one of today’s ocean problems that encompasses at least two of the different disciplines in...

A: Presently, the world's ocean environment faces multiple environmental issues ranging from global war...

Q: How do oozes differ from abyssal clay? Discuss how productivity, destruction, and dilution combine t...

A: Deep ocean basin sediments are classified into abyssal clays and oozes. Abyssal clays are formed in ...

Q: Why is there such a close association between (a) the curve showing seawater density variation with ...

A: The physical properties of an ocean across a gradient of depth is never uniform. 

Q: Describe the pattern of vertical air movement within a cyclone and within an anticyclone.

A: CYCLONE: Cyclones are stormy whirlwinds ; they come suddenly with great force and velocity the cente...

Q: If the natural recharge rate of an aquifer is 1 centimeter per year, but the rate of groundwater pum...

A: Given that natural recharge rate of an aquifer is 1 cm per year and rate of groundwater is 15 cm per...

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

A: CAVERNS: The mineral calcite is dissolved out of the rock by the acidic water and carried down into ...

Q: Compare and contrast the shadow created by an object shortly after sunrise, at noon and shortly befo...

A: SUNRISE-  Sunrise is the term that refers to the position of the sun from the earth's point of view....

Q: What is the difference between porosity and permeability?

A: Porosity: It is the ratio of voids or pore space in the soil or rock is known as porosity. Permeabi...

Q: Compare the biological productivity of polar, middle latitude, and tropical oceans. Consider all fac...

A: The amount of energy or the organic matter fixed by all living biota types in a given period is know...

Q: Sketch a labeled diagram that shows how Earth’s greenhouse effect works.

A: The greenhouse effect is the process by which the planet's atmosphere rises the planet's surface tem...