Why doesn’t subduction take place in a continental plate collision zone?

Q: Learning skills in assertive communication can help reduce substance use because our needs may get m...

A: Assertive Communication for reducing Substance Use Being assertive is a vital communication ability...

Q: How does the San Andreas Fault system fit in with the theory of plate tectonics?

A: THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS: The plate tectonic theory is a comprehensive theory, which explains the o...

Q: Question 1 Tell whether the following scenario represents Physical, Chemical or Biological weatherin...

A: ANSWER: (1) No answer text provided. ANSWER: (2) Biological Weathering EXPLANATION: weathering cause...

Q: Where are transform plate boundaries most common? on the margins of continents in rift valleys ...

A: Introduction Plate Boundaries are of three types: Convergent Plate Boundaries Divergent Plate Bound...

Q: Climate change 55 MYA is relevant to studies of modern and future climate because

A: One of the best ways to explore how human-induced global warming can impact the World in the future ...

Q: Meteorologists measure the atmospheric pressure in millibars. From these observations, they create w...

A: A line constructed on a weather map connecting equivalent pressure points is called an isobar. The i...

Q: One earthquake has a Richter scale reading of 5.4. Another is one-thousandth as strong. What is its ...

A: RICHTER SCALE: The Richter Scale was devised by prof. Richter, an eminent American seismologist. The...

Q: Indus Water Treaty

A: Indus water treaty is an agreement that was made over the use of waters of the Indus river. The Indu...

Q: What leads to ice ablation?     calving   incoming solar radiation   uptake of l...

A: The ablation area refers to the low altitude region where the glacier or ice sheet loss takes place ...

Q: In a simple answer what makes the lithospheric plates move in different directions?

A: Gravity is the main driving force for plate tectonics. When a plate meets another plate of the ocean...

Q: 1. Why is the Earth considered to be a ‘dynamic’ planet?   2. What makes the lithospheric plates mov...

A: The Dynamic Planet Earth Change is the only constant in the history of our world, perhaps. The natu...

Q: 1. Why is the Earth considered to be a ‘dynamic’ planet?   2. What makes the lithospheric plates mov...

A: EARTH AS A DYNAMIC PLANET: In our earth atmosphere has found which is continuously in changing and t...

Q: What was the general long-term climate trend the last 50 million years?

A: Climate change is periodic alterations in climate of the earth generally caused by natural forces of...

Q: ________________ in global sea level is ultimately the result of a ________ event.  Group of answer...

A: The global sea level is called the grand base level and it is shown by the sea or ocean bottom. The ...

Q: What causes a river to meander? When is a stream considered as graded? What other factor determine s...

A: MEANDER: River flow with huge volume of water and load that makes the river flow slowly in the plain...