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A: The luminosity (L) of a star is related to its temperature (T) and radius (R) as L = R2T4  To compar...

Q: Which of the following phenomena does not result from some type of fusion in a star?  Select one: ...

A: Out of all the options, stellar winds is the only one that is not related to fusion reactions in sta...

Q: Calculate the average speed of the Pacific plate for the last 43.4 million years. Note that you don’...

A:   As location of hotspot remains fixed relative to plate motion and also Hawaiian big island is loca...

Q: At what angle should a PV module at Colombo, Sri Lanka (Latitude +6.9) be tilted up from the horizon...

A: The efficiency of solar panels is related to the angle in which the photo-voltaic cells in the panel...

Q: What are the benefits or drawbacks of sandy clay loam for agriculture?

A: Sandy clay loam soil has near equal amounts of sand, silt, and clay plus organic matter (humus).   B...

Q: Do natural disasters or environmental change always cause negative impacts? Why or why not?

A: No. Natural disasters can have a positive impact in terms of stimulating economic growth, providing ...

Q: Researchers looking for fossils of the earliest life forms face many hurdles. For example, few sedim...

A: Plate tectonics started about 3.2 billion years ago. During this time only vertical motion occurred ...

Q: -Explain the concept well testing in brief?

A: The products like petrol, oil, diesel, and petroleum jelly are obtained by the petroleum industry. T...

Q: Theoretically, can any epipedon occur with any subsurface horizon? In reality, is it likely to find ...

A: A horizon containing specific soil characteristics that are indicative of certain classes of soils i...

Q: In Section 24-1, you learned how Uranus is different from Jupiter, and how its rings and moons forme...

A: Uranus has some large moons and rings - False.    

Q: How much heat energy is required to convert 56.4 g of solid ethanol at −114.5°C to gasesous ethanol ...

A: Step 1: Calculate the number of moles of ethanol  The molecular mass of ethanol = 46 g/mol moles of ...

Q: 1. Rocks vary in color, size, texture and shape. They are classified based on of the following deals...

A: Answer to Question 1 D. Petrology

Q: What is at the intersection of T3N/T2N boundary and R9W/R8W boundary?

A: Step 1: Mark a point at the intersection of T3N/T2N and R9W/R8W boundary The red dot with a black o...

Q: Why are pioneer necessary for a new ecosystem in an area that never had one ?

A: The geographic area containing living creatures like plants, microorganisms, and animals and abiotic...

Q: Scientists say that some low mountains today were more than four times higher in the past. What kind...

A: Paleoelevation, the study of land elevation in the past, is based on the evidence extracted from roc...

Q: what happen if we fail to protect rain forest and old growth forest

A:   The old growth forest and tropical rainforests are highly valuable from ecological point of view. ...

Q: 1. What must be responsible for the pattern of tides that you see? a. The moon orbits the Earth once...

A: The pattern of High tides and low tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon. The gravit...

Q: How would you reconcile the emerging needs of human beings regarding their health and the need to pr...

A: Biodiversity is formed from two words biological and diversity. It comprises all the varieties of li...

Q: Looking at the map, where are most of the hotspots concentrated? Many of the biodiversity hotspots c...

A: The location of all major biodiversity hotspots shown on the map has one thing in common - their loc...

Q: Sketch, label, and describe how hydrothermal processes form vein deposits related to igneous intrusi...

A: The epigenetic ore deposits formed by hydrothermal solutions are called hydrothermal ore deposits. T...

Q: 6. Jupiter has an apparent magnitude of -1.67, but an absolute magnitude of 25.87. Neptune has a mag...

A: Apparent magnitude gives us an idea about the brightness of an object appearing from the earth. It d...

Q: Example of population

A:   A population is a number of the organisms of a same group or species living in a particular geogra...

Q: 1. What environmental process can we conclude from the characteristics of rocks? ( referring to the ...

A:   When hot molten magma undergoes cooling and solidification deep inside the earth or on earth surfa...

Q: What will happen if we run out of water? How we could minimise the impact?

A:   Water is used for drinking, washing, hydrating crops, livestock, harnessing electricity and variou...

Q: Assume we are looking at a river/creek valley that contains ancient meanders. These ancient meanders...

A: The meandering of the river occurs in the old stage. In the meander, erosion occurs in the outer cur...

Q: A.Write a definition for the following terms. 1. ROCK 2. MINERAL

A: The planet earth is formed of rocks and minerals. The rocks and minerals are parts of each other, ha...

Q: Discuss how global circulation influences the formation of deserts of North Africa.

A: Global circulation is a phenomenon which helps us to understand the movement of air and storms over ...

Q: Do you think that it is easier to float in the ocean or fresh water? Why?

A:   The salt in seawater causes higher density of it than freshwater. In a denser fluid, less fluid is...

Q: The Historical Significance of Sedimentary RockMatch the following statements on the left with the a...

A: B. Rounding is evidence of clasts that have been carried a long distance.  

Q: First, enter the velocity of He at Mars' temperature (in km/s).

A: The velocity of Helium at Mar's Temperature is about 8 km/s.    

Q: From 2001 to 2009 Did the area of ​​the outlet glaciers that end in the sea constantly change in the...

A:   Outlet glaciers are usually found in valleys. They originate from ice sheets and ice caps and thei...

Q: Which of the following is incorrect regarding oxygen isotopes?   Group of answer choices only 18O...

A:   Both 16O and 18O isotopes readily occur in water molecules, 16O constitutes over 99% of all oxygen...

Q: As seen from Earth, the Sun has an apparent magnitude of about                 26.7. What is the app...

A: The absolute magnitude (M), apparent magnitude (m), and the distance (d; in lightyears) between star...

Q: What general direction was the Pacific plate moving between 70.7 and 43.4 million years ago?

A:   The geological, geophysical (magnetic and seismic) evidences suggest that the subduction and islan...

Q: Earth Science Question

A:   Type of formation, formation evaluation and water quality are some factors that affect drilling fl...

Q: Which two alternative energy sources could be used by single houses or schools?

A:   Solar Power Solar power is used extensively for energy production and power generation by single h...

Q: Describe the features of the shoreline in more than 200 words

A: A shoreline or a coastline is a place where the continent meets the oceans. All areas that are affec...

Q: Loihi is an active volcano located south of Kilauea (see Figure 2). Loihi’s peak is still below sea ...

A:   Hot spot is an area of volcanic eruptions with high heat flow above a rising mantle plume. These a...

Q: One planet is three times farther from the Sun than another. If the closer planet is located at 10AU...

A: If the closer planet is located at a distance of 10AU from the Sun, then the other planet, which is ...

Q: the Streeter-Phelps equation was an early model of environmental systems, but it has been enhanced o...

A: The Streeter-Phelps equation is a mass balance equation describing the relationship between decreasi...

Q: What has happened to the soil when you see grayish-brown in color in the soil under forests in the B...

A:   Grey color in soil usually comes from an accumulation of organic matter. A brown color in B horizo...