What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere? does this gas play an important role in processes of weather and climate?

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A: Northern European Plain The North European Plain is extended throughout the countries from Belgium,...

Q: Which of the following characteristics would you expect at convergent plate margins that contain oce...

A: The convergent plate boundaries are characterized by the moving of plates towards each other. his le...

Q: True or False Vector maps lose their fidelity when their size is doubled or halved.

A: Vector Maps Vector maps are a form of GIS file format called vector data that provides a way to di...

Q: What are the three heat zones on the Earth? Explain any one of them with the help of a labelled Heat...

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Q: Plate Tectonics What is unique about a Transform Fault?

A: Transform fault Transform fault(fig.1), according to the disciplines of oceanography and geology a ...

Q: What is the likely chain of events in which the dumping of raw sewage into the Mississippi River lea...

A: dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico The dead zone of the Gulf of Mexico is a region of hypoxic waters a...

Q: Read the statement. Then identify which sub-field of geography the statement concerns. Women and men...

A: The above statement women and men fear the same location in the city is not a subfield of geography ...

Q: Explain the following points, using seismic evidence for your argument: a. Earth has a non-uniform d...

A: A. Earth has a non-uniform density In fact, the planet Earth doesn't even have a uniform density, it...

Q: Question 1 Which one is easier to predict?  Weather Climate Both weather and climate Neither weather...

A: 1. The daily operating conditions of the environment at the location, with regard to temperature, pr...

Q: Relationship between the terms globe

A: Relationship between Map and Globe: A map is a graphic representation of the round earth or the rea...

Q: The tilt of Earth's axis is:       slowly decreasing.     slowly increasing.   ...

A: Earth is tilted at about 23.4 degrees, and this is responsible for the seasonality on the planet. Th...

Q: xplain why the Eastern United States has relatively little tectonic activity compared to the western...

A: The eastern coast of the united states consists of the Atlantic ocean and consists of older rocks. T...

Q: QUESTION 1 Match the following with the correct type of stress. You may use answers more than on...

A: Shearing and twisting lead to the formation of Strike-slip fault. Strike-slip fault, also known as a...

Q: What is the explanation for the thinning of the ozone layer that has been observed since the 1970s?

A: The ozone depletion or ozone disappearance consists of events that were observed in the late 1970s. ...

Q: Which are aspects of the geologic theory of uniformity? Select all that apply.     The Eart...

A: The term Uniformitarianism is often oversimplified when it is claimed in geological textbooks that t...

Q: How did the soil quality affect the Iives of the coahuiltecan

A: Coahuiltecans The Coahuiltecans were separate tribal, self-sufficient bands of native Americans liv...

Q: Lithosphere How are humans using these features (tourism, nature reserve, sacred lands, extracting r...

A: Tourism is defined as the leisure activity that is taken by people residing outside their usual envi...

Q: 2. During a La Niña the equatorial wind stress averaged across the Pacific is anomalously and the su...

A: LA NINA: After an El-Nino, weather conditions return to normal. However, sometimes trade winds becom...

Q: Magnetic lineations on the ocean floor:     match the pattern of magnetic-reversal history f...

A: Magnetic lineation was discovered by Mars Global Surveyor, it lies on a plane of foliation which is ...

Q: Describe the similarities and differences between debris flow and a debris slide.

A: Differences and Similarities between Debris Flow and Debris Slide Differences1) Debris flow is ...

Q: What is the ozone layer, and where is it located?

A: OZONE LAYER: Ozone is present in the atmosphere near the earth's surface also, its highest concentra...

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

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Q: Briefly answer all 5 parts of this question in order.  a. What are the two main gases responsible fo...

A: ANSWER:(a)The two main gases are responsible for climate changes are; carbon di-oxide(20%) and other...

Q: What pattern and relationship exist between the birth rates and the education of women? What might t...

A: World Fertility Surveys conducted in 38 developing countries show that between 2 and 98% of married ...

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: Choose the word that best fits the blank. The words in parentheses represent the choices for each bl...

A: The mantel plume is a mechanism of convection that is located in the interior of the earth in the me...

Q: What is a type of boundary that will cause a tsunami?

A: The word Tsunami comes from japan meaning harbor waves, they consist of a series of waves that lead ...

Q: How did soil quality affect the lives of the Coahuiltecan?

A: COAHUILTECAN: This name 'Coahuiltecan' is derived from Coahuila, the state in New Spain where they w...

Q: Describe the Coriolis effect and its cause.

A: The Coriolis force is a fictitious force that acts on the object that is set in direction of motion....

Q: please help

A: TROPOSPHERE: It is the uppermost layer of the atmosphere. Its average height is about 16km. 'Tropo'...