Why are parts of Africa and the middle east hot, dry, and covered in sand while areas further north and south have lots of trees and flowering shrubs?

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A: vp=8200m/s=8.2 km/s The speed of satellite orbiting the earth is given by the Kepler's law v=μ2r-1a ...

Q: disease. In this context, discuss the functional elements of solid waste management in detail.

A: Any unwanted or useless material can be termed as waste. The waste can be in the form of a solid, li...

Q: what are the sustainability issues in regards to VMS and Sedec deposits ?

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Q: Human Impact a. Coal burning plants release lots of (oxygen/carbon dioxide/sulfur dioxides) into the...

A: Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas released by the burning of fossil fuels. When this gas traps the ...

Q: give a brief summary of the OLD SOLAR SYSTEM. WHAT DID OLD SOLAR SYSTEM CONSISTS OF?

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Q: An increase in benthic foraminifera delta 18O can result from

A: Foraminifera are small sea organisms that have calcium carbonate outer covering. During the preparat...

Q: Which minerals and which methods are used in geology to date which specific event? Please provide on...

A: To determine the date at which a specific event occurred or to establish the age of rocks or fossils...

Q: According to a report by Down to Earth, India faces an increasing threat fromacid rain -- earlier be...

A: Acid rain came into existence in the 1950s when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides were released in ...

Q: Only particles <2 mm in size are soil particles  1. True 2. False

A: Soil particles are classified according to the size of the particles.  Mainly it is classified into ...

Q: What is the order of age of these rock layers shown? Can list as letter or number, I don't mind at a...

A: Our earth has gone through and going through various changes from the past. It was not likely as it ...

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A: The packaging is the process of wrapping products for protection or enclosure, helping in distributi...

Q: Do you believe that the loss of biodiversity is a concern for humans?

A: Biodiversity is formed by two simple words' Biological' and 'diversity.' It combines all types of or...

Q: What is normally consolidated clay and over consolidated clay? How can we determine preconsolidation...

A: If the effective overburden pressure has experiencing maximum at currently that ever experienced in ...

Q: a., Describe a modern landfill and compare it to the open dumps of the past. b., Describe the proces...

A: a) Landfill is the most traditional method of waste disposal for the waste. The older type of landfi...

Q: The national standard for D.O. is 5mg/L, which of the following indicates a very polluted body of wa...

A: All aquatic animal needs dissolved oxygen to live. Fishes are capable to take oxygen directly from t...

Q: Please help me with these two questions . Thank you ☺️

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

Q: Which varies more seasonally, incoming shortwave (solar) radiation or outgoing long-wave (terrestria...

A: The energy radiated by the sun is in the form of electromagnetic energy. It reaches the earth’s surf...

Q: Describe what happens to a rock if it undergoes elastic deformation and plastic deformation

A: Elasticity is defined as the property of solid objects to retain their original shape after an exter...

Q: If the ocean is opening at a rate of 3 cm/yr., how wide will the ocean be in 100 million yrs.?  (Sho...

A: The moving of the two plates with respect to each other is known as plate tectonics. The two plates ...

Q: What is normally consolidated clay and over consolidated clay? How can we determine preconsolidation...

A: If the effective overburden pressure has experiencing maximum at currently that ever experienced in ...

Q: Chocolate candy in your hand will eventually melt as the heat from your body released and makes it m...

A: Conduction is a process in which heat gets transferred from one particle to another without the move...

Q: Explain why the stratosphere, which is more than 20 miles thick, has a smaller total mass than the t...

A: Atmosphere is the layer of gases surrounding Earth. About 99% of the gases in the atmosphere are nit...

Q: what mechanism of magma formation can likely occur in the philippine plate?

A: The lithosphere is divided into several large and small plates which move over the asthenosphere. Th...

Q: How is a population different from a community?  A niche from a habitat?

A: Difference between the Population and Community 1. Population is an organization in which there are ...

Q: VULNERABILITY+ HAZARD / CAPACITY = DISASTER. explain this formula

A: A disaster is an event that occurs for a shorter or longer period causing widespread destruction to ...

Q: What are the two main reasons why the earth’s interior is hot.

A: The Earth's interior subdivided into layers based on seismic layering and rheological layering. In s...

Q: How does the magma formation mechanism relate with the plate boundary present in the Philippines and...

A: All phenomena related to the eruption of magma to the surface of the earth is termed as volcanism. A...

Q: Match the definitions to the word

A: Soil formation is a process that takes place for millions of years. The soil is the last product of ...

Q: 1. Contrast weather and climate.. is the day to day conditions and is the monthly and yearly tempera...

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Q: Global Climate Change 1. A layer of Earth at night slowing the rate of cooling. acts as a thermal bl...

A: The division of the atmosphere into various layers has made life possible on the earth. These layers...

Q: explain what global winds are and how they affect the earth

A: Winds are important for life because the winds do transportation for seeds and birds, shaping the la...

Q: What weather events are cold waves most often associated with?

A: Cold waves are also known as a cold snap or cold spell depending on the regions they affect. They ar...

Q: In detail, describe what the alternate energies are and their uses/purpose.

A: Alternative energy is the energy that is the alternative of non-renewable and polluting energy sourc...

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A: Transform plate boundaries or conservative plate boundaries are the plate boundary which created whe...

Q: How did the composition of earth's interior affect the speed of seismic waves

A: By tomography, the interior of the earth was investigated. The composition of the earth is crust, ma...

Q: Earth, Moon, Sun, Planets 1. Caused by the Earth's tilt and revolution around the Sun Caused by the ...

A: The movement of the Earth around the Sun in a fixed path, called orbit is known as revolution. The E...

Q: What are at least 2 differences between a bedrock or sand and gravel aquifer?

A: The water that reaches on the continental surface by the dynamic circulation of the Hydrologic cycle...

Q: A pot of boiling water is first heated at the bottom, and then as the warmer water rises and mixes, ...

A: When a pot of water boil, it is associated with a complex process. First, the liquid on the bottom o...

Q: From this data we can say that the greater the distance of a planet from the Sun the greater is-

A: From the data, we can say that the greater the distance of a planet from the Sun, the greater the ti...

Q: What causes different points on the globe to receive light at different times explaining the day and...

A: The Earth has its rotation and revolution periods. The Earth revolves around the Sun and completes o...

Q: Describe how climate change throughout the past 200,000 years may have influenced the development of...

A: The environment and the human development are related with each. As environment changes in different...