Why are there tidal bulges on both sides of Earth (for example, not just the side of Earth that faces the Moon or the Sun)?

Q: Why would few depositional features be found in most V-shaped stream valleys?

A: A valley is an elonged low area that often is associated with hilly or mountainous regions. It consi...

Q: Assuming that the long-term rate of displacement along the San Andreas Fault (about 3.5 cm/year) rem...

A: In the solution they given the rate of displacement of San Andreas Fault are 3.5 centimeters per yea...

Q: What are meant by the horse latitudes and the doldrums?

A: HORSE LATIUDE:  It (the latitudes between 30°N and 35°N) is a belt of calms and is frequently known ...

Q: weathering and erosion

A: MECHANICAL OR PHYSICAL WEATHERING: Weathering and erosion are the two processes of degradation simul...

Q: In a territory where the recurrence of hydrometeorological events has generated impacts onhouses and...

A: If disaster risk becomes a consideration in urban investment choices or not, the future regarding di...

Q: Describe the differences between oceanic ridges and oceanic rises. Include in your answer why these ...

A: Oceanic plates undergo different types of tectonic movements.  When two oceanic plates move away fro...

Q: what is the biggest continent in the world

A: AISA: Being an extremely large landmass, Asia has 90 parallels of latitude running across it. As a r...

Q: Why is the Pleistocene Epoch so important to physical geography, whereas other ice ages are not?

A: PLEISTOCENE EPOCH: Pleistocene Epoch was earlier and major of the two epochs that constitute the Qua...

Q: Is Antarctica in the Northern or Southern part of the hemisphere?

A: Antarctica is the world's seventh continent located entirely in the southern hemisphere. It consists...

Q: What is the future of Churpi being produced in Nepal?

A: Churpi is a Nepalese yak milk-based cheese product.

Q: Describe the location, timeframe, and power generating capability of America’s first offshore wind f...

A: WIND FARM: A wind farm or wind park, also called a wind generation station or wind generation plant,...

Q: What is the difference between soil and regolith?

A: Depending on the composition of the dust settled on surface of Earth. It is classified into categori...

Q: Where is the majority of infrastructure roads tracks and canals being built?

A: Development in terms of infrastructure, road, rail tracks, and canals is part of global sustainable ...

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: Why do trees require so much more moisture to survive than grass?

A: Trees require large amounts of water or moisture contents s their survival depends mostly on water. ...

Q: 2 The main contributions, potentials, characteristics and problems of Ethiopian agriculture.

A: Ethiopia is one of the atypical sub-Saharan countries known for its agricultural livelihood and uniq...

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: Between India and East Asia, the navigation-time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the...

A: The establishment of a new channel in Kra Isthmus will minimize time, distance and navigation. Malac...

Q: Describe the positions of the sun, Moon, and earth that produce the highest high tides and the lowes...

A: Two high tides, as well as two low tides every day, are observed in most areas, but not in everyplac...

Q: What is the difference between the focus of an earthquake and the epicenter of an earthquake?

A: The epicenter is the point on the surface that is directly above a hypocentre or focus and is the pl...

Q: Why is there a chain of earthquake epicenters cutting across Guatemala and continuing eastward south...

A: EARTHQUAKE: An earthquake may be a sudden shaking of the surface that always causes tons of injury. ...

Q: Why are upper-atmosphere winds usually faster than surface winds?

A: ATMOSPHERE: Our Earth is surrounded by a blanket of air. This layer of air is called the Earth's atm...

Q: Describe and explain the formation of landforms that result from strike-slip faulting (such as linea...

A: Faulting occurs at areas of weaker crust. In these places the rock breaks and either one side of the...