Define sustainability from an Environmental Science point of view and explain its importance

Q: What happens to material on a hillslope when friction exceeds the downslope force? The material mo...

A: LANDSLIDE: A Landslide is the movement of soil, rock, or other earth materials, downhill in response...

Q: Describe how atmospheric pressure changes with increasing altitude

A: The air exerts a pressure that is called atmospheric pressure which is calculated in 1031.25 Mb or m...

Q: Consider differential heating of the land and sea. For the same amount of solar radiation received o...

A: When consideration the differential heating and cooling aspect of the land and the ocean waters. The...

Q: What Type of Resources Does Ireland Have, And Also What Ireland Doesn't Have?

A: Ireland is an island nation found in the north Atlantic, the north channel separates Ireland from Gr...

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: 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: Why is chemical weathering faster in the Eastern Andes than in the Amazon lowlands?

A: Andes mountain is the longest continental chain of mountain systems in the world. They form a contin...

Q: 1. What are the major causes of desertification? Are human or natural actions largely responsible fo...

A: Desertification refers to the process of degradation of land in arid and humid regions by various cl...

Q: Suppose global air circulation suddenly reversed, with moist air ascending at 30° north and south la...

A: Global circulation of air: Global circulation air theory was put forward by George Hadley who attemp...

Q: In Earth's climate system, the term longwave radiation refers to:     the incoming solar radia...

A: The sun emits insolation in the form of incoming short electromagnetic radiation during the daytime....

Q: Why are thunderstorms more common over land than over water?

A: THUNDERSTORMS: "It is a storm caused by convectional activity and accompanied by thunder and lightni...

Q: What is the relationship of the “controls” of weather and climate to the “elements” of weather and c...

A: THE ELEMENTS AND CONTROLS OF WEATHER AND CLIMATE: As the words are often used casually, as in someth...

Q: Where are the areas of lowest elevation in Ohio?

A: Ohio's terrain is remarkably diverse and has been favorable to settlement and population growth in m...

Q: Continental arcs are always associated with plate subduction. plate transform movement. plate ...

A: A continental arc is a kind of volcanic arc arising on the continental margins as an "arc-shape" top...

Q: 20.) What are fjords? a. deep, narrow bays found in Norway b. land reclaimed from the seabed c. gian...

A: A fjord is a large, narrow, and long inlet that is created by the impact of glaciers. It has steep s...

Q: On which days of the year do the vertical rays of the Sun strike the equator?

A: The equator of earth is located at 0 degrees, it is also called the great circle. The sun's short wa...

Q: Researchers that study climate change exclusively study current climate changes (20th century for...

A: Climate researchers use both possible direct and indirect measurements to analyze the entire history...

Q: Radiocarbon dating works until approximately ______ years before present, when all c14 has deteriora...

A: Radiocarbon dating (also referred to as carbon dating or carbon-14 dating) is a method used to estim...

Q: What is the importance of geography? Explain why we should learn and teach geography.

A: According to National Geographic, geography is the "study of places and relationships between people...

Q: Briefly explain how the Global Positioning System (GPS) works.

A: GLOBL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS): Global positioning system (GPS) is a system of global navigation wit...

Q: Earth would receive a surplus of solar energy at which of the following latitudes?

A: Latitude and Energy Balance The vertical ray of the Sun appearing (fig.1) to pass between the two t...

Q: The five pertain to tools for studying any topic, while the five pertain to what geographers study.

A: The five theme pertain to tools for studying any topic, while the five subfields pertain to what geo...

Q: Total precipitation received by ground is usually expressed in?

A: Precipitation is a product of the atmosphere that falls under the impact of gravity. Precipitation c...

Q: Lets go a little further north in the Patagonian Andes.  In Google Earth Pro, navigate here: -46.859...

A: The Northern Patagonian glacial Field is a remnant of the Patagonian Ice Cap, an extensive ice sheet...

Q: Compare the general topography in the NW corner of the state to the topography in the SE of the stat...

A: Topography of Ohio The topography of Ohio (80° 32' W to 84° 49' W and 38° 27' N to 41° 58' N) consi...

Q: North Pacific and North American Plate Boundaries a. Continental- continental divergent b. Continent...

A: The pacific plate is the largest oceanic plate and the American Plate form a continental plate bound...

Q: A well-developed soil will have all layers O, A, E, B & C on the top of the parent material, fro...

A: SOIL: The word Soil comes from the Latin word Solum meaning soil i.e. ground of base. The famous Rus...

Q: How does a limited understanding of geography slow or prevent globalization?

A: Geography is a field that studies earth in terms of its physical and human aspects. Being a branch o...

Q: Which of the following is a characteristic of religion?     myth     ritual     sy...

A: Religion is a social-cultural structure that connects humanity to metaphysical, transcendental, and ...

Q: Which midlatitude location will typically experience higher summer temperatures: a coastal area, or ...

A: The middle-latitude are places that are located away from the tropics and poles and they generally l...

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: Is ozone the most abundant gas in the stratospheric ozone layer? explain.

A: OZONE (STRATOSPHERE LAYER):  Yes, ozone is the most abundant gas in ozone layer or stratospheric lay...