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Q: Realization in learning the history of the Earth? In 2 - 3 sentences.

A: The most important realization in learning earth's history comes from the fact our planet is a const...

Q: What common elements combine to form most igneous rocks?

A: Igneous rocks are formed from by the cooling of lava or magma that are coming from the eruption of v...

Q: Is the answer 1000?

A: Yes. the correct answer is 1000.  

Q: How to make a scale drawing of the Earth?

A: The Earth is classified into three parts: the crust, the mantle, the core. CRUST: Being the outermos...

Q: What would be the effect of having the water in Lake Erie remain warm for a longer period of time du...

A: The unusually warm waters, reliable with environmental change patterns ongoing from many years, coul...

Q: How does the lag time change as you get farther and farther from the epicenter of an earthquake? (Us...

A: The earthquake is a natural disaster that occurs due to the collision of the tectonic plates which p...

Q: Identify the locations of the following features on the map: continental shelf continental slope sp...

A:   Based on the color elevation interpretation from the question and also Google earth image of the s...

Q: In this lab the student will make use of Wien's Law and the Stellar radius formula to calculate the ...

A: Step 1: Calculate the temperature of the star relative to the Sun TstarSun =  2.98 x 106 (nm.K)λmax ...

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: Based on what you learned about Mars and its moons, select all of the correct statements from the fo...

A:   The correct statements are Mars has polar ice caps.   Mars moons are most likely captured.  

Q: Fullertonian decays to Tuffyton with a half life of 3 million years (aside: these are fake elements)...

A:   Let the number of half-lives be n.  So, required time period, t= nT1/2 where T1/2 is Half-life of ...

Q: Do you think tracking humanitys energy consumption is vital to solving some major environmental prob...

A:   Human energy consumption is related to some major environmental problems. Use of energy resources ...

Q: Explain how overpopulation affects the environment

A: Overpopulation occurs when the number of people living in a region far exceeds the amount of resourc...

Q: which of the following layers of Earth can Secondary (S) seismic waves NOT travel through?

A:   The S waves can travel only through solids. Thus, it cannot pass through the liquid outer core. It...

Q: 1) The arrangement of sediments deposited by turbidity currents is called: 2) The continental shelf ...

A:   1) The arrangement of sediments deposited by turbidity currents is called turbidite. 2) The contin...

Q: What current theory explaining why some pulsars have extremely fast rotation rates ("milliseconds pu...

A:   Pulsars spin very rapidly due to the conservation of angular momentum from the original star which...

Q: Based on what you know about Saturn, select all of the correct statements from the following list Be...

A:   The correct statements from the list in the question are Being twice as far from the Sun, Saturn i...

Q: rocks form where the remains of plants and animals are deposited in layers rocks form when minerals ...

A: Organic sedimentary rocks form where the remains of plants and animals are deposited in layers. Exam...

Q: When estimating the age of rock, why should geologists collect a fresh sample inside a rock outcropp...

A:   A geologist collects a fresh, unweathered rock sample for estimating the age of rock or age dating...

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: Explain how population density and distribution  affects the environment

A: Population density is the number of people living per unit area. High population density is associat...

Q: How is fossil water different than normal groundwater?

A:   Groundwater is the water present beneath the surface in the cracks and pores spaces in soil, sand,...

Q: a) How large is the Schwartzschild radius for a black hole of a million solar masses? b) What about ...

A: The Schwartzschild radius for a black hole with a size of one million solar masses is three million ...

Q: (This exercise is from Physical Geology by Steven Earle and is used under a CC BY 4.0 license.) The ...

A:   Based on the color elevation data from the question and also Google earth image of the same area m...

Q: How do the ages vary along a line of subduction-zone volcanoes compared to a line of hot-spot volcan...

A: Hot spot volcanoes are characterized by an age progression depending on the distance from the source...

Q: Without doing any calculations, how can you tell that the Van Buren ridge is spreading faster than t...

A:   The wide or broad magnetic strips (magnetic anomalies) suggest faster spreading rate and the narro...

Q: Explain How one could measure the validity of the Alvarez Asteroid Theory?

A: Geologist Walter Alvarez while working gathered examples of limestone rock outside of Gubbio, which ...

Q: where are most of the services and community activities concentrated?

A: Services can vary depending on the needs of the community, catering to industries, people or both. T...

Q: What is unusual about the changes to the climate system that will occur over the next few centuries?...

A: Climate change has led to a major impact on the environment. The overcutting of trees, overpopulatio...

Q: How do humans benefit from a greater diversity of species in ecosystems?

A: Humans depend upon the products and services, such as food, water, medicine, shelter, and recreation...

Q: What did I say is a safe temperature for ice crystal formation (snowflakes)?  The prime snow growth ...

A: Snowflakes formation depends on air temperature and humidity. In general, snow forms when the temper...

Q: A satellite is in circular orbit around Earth at an altitude of three Earth radii above the surface....

A: Orbital velocity (vorbit) = GMR  where, G is the gravitation constant = 6.6743 x 10-11 m3 kg-1 s-2 ...

Q: 3. The velocity of sound in water is approximately 1,500 m/s. Calculate the depth from sea level to ...

A:   The sound velocity in water medium is about 1,500 m/s. Since the sound echo traveled to the bottom...

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...