What are the two dominant mechanisms of energy transfer around the world?

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A: 1)Scientists believe that human activities have been the main cause of the reported increase in ambi...

Q: Atmospheric water vapor:     is part of a negative feedback, in which more water vapor leads ...

A: Atmospheric water vapour is one of the most variable substance of gas present, constituting about 0....

Q: Describe and explain one example of biological weathering.

A: WEATHERING: The term "weathering" comes from the word 'weather'. Weathering means the disintegration...

Q: How do large volcanic eruptions influence Earth's climate? Group of answer choices none of these a...

A: Volcanic eruptions of high intensity can have an effect on the global environment, reduce the amount...

Q: In what ways are the subtropical desert and the arctic tundra similar?

A: SUBTROPICAL DESERT: A subtropical desert is characterized by low precipitation, high temperature, an...

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 country with several ethnic groups is a      nation-state     stateless nation    ...

A: ETHNIC GROUPS: Ethnic Groups are those community or population which are made up of people of same g...

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: What is meant by the terms constant gases and variable gases in the atmosphere?

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

Q: What are the latitude and longitude of the point on the earth that is opposite Beijing, china (40n, ...

A: An antipode is from another point on the opposite side of the Earth; the position one will finish by...

Q: The area of fastest flow in a stream is called the trunk stream. plunge pool. meander. thalw...

A: If the water runs straight along the highest, the fastest flow would be in the middle of the stream ...

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: In what ways does the weather influence our daily lives?

A: Weather is defined as the state of atmospheric or ar conditions that tell us about the degree of hot...

Q: Why are physical geographers interested in globalization of the economy?

A: GLOBALIZATION: Although globalization is a term usually restricted to economics and the social scien...

Q: Plate Tectonics Do Planet Earth’s tectonic plates really move at the speed of a fingernail?

A: The tectonic plates are slabs of rocks that tend to move at a very slow pace that is a few inches a ...

Q: What happens to the temperature of rising air? Of descending air? Why?

A: When the air rises, it expands because of less air above it. The expansion of air results in the dec...

Q: Question 100 Which of the following describes the property of true shape on a map?   conformal equid...

A: Note: We will be answering the first question, since the exact one was not specified, please submit ...

Q: 1) What evidence indicates a cooler climate in Europe and nearby regions during the Little Ice Age? ...

A: ANSWER (1): The little ice age is a period between 1300 and 1870, as a consequence European faced co...

Q: Rocks that are acidic rocks such as granite used for what purpose of work?

A: Introduction Any rock is an acidic rock if it is either siliceous or having a high content of silica...

Q: What is not a characteristic of southern Mesopotamia geography

A: It is assumed that the Sumerian civilization first took shape in southern Mesopotamia approximately ...

Q: Witch of these meridians intersects Maine

A: This chart displays the latitude and longitude grids of North America. In the Northern Hemisphere,...

Q: You don’t have to give an explanation, just choose the right answer. I wanna see if this site legit....

A: The headlight of your new car turns yellow and foggy after five years due to Chemical Weathering.  C...

Q: What is not typically found in a low‐gradient stream environment? high discharge high sediment c...

A: Low gradient streams include wider and less rugged valleys, with a capacity of streams to meander. M...

Q: Explain the relationship between plate boundaries and the very powerful natural disasters, like eart...

A: The Relation between Plate Tectonics and Natural Disasters When Alfred Wegener first suggested the ...

Q: Explain how colonization had Changed African continent. Had it fragmented or unified the continent? ...

A: The establishment of colonial rule over the interior of Africa (1880-1900) reinforced the developmen...

Q: How has continental drift affected the modern distribution of species on Earth?

A: BEFORE CONTINENTAL DRIFT: After Earth's existence and before continental drift, every land on earth ...

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: Why is the Earth considered to be a ‘dynamic’ planet?   What makes the lithospheric plates move in...

A: EARTH AS A DYNAMIC PLANET: The atmosphere of the Earth is continuously changing and this results in ...

Q: In total, the McCarty Glacier has retreated approximately _____ kilometers in 102 years.  Please sel...

A: McCarty Glacier is a tidewater glacier situated in Harding Icefield, Kenai Mountains, Kenai Peninsul...

Q: If you’re at the North Pole and you travel 1 degree east,  you will actually move ___ miles.  If you...

A: 1˚=69.172 miles(east to west_ longitude) 1˚=69 miles(north to south _latitude)