What produces the wet underside of a glacier, which enables it to slip down elevated regions?

Q: What are streamlines?

A: Streamline flow, in fluid mechanics refers a term that defines the path of the flow, and used to…

Q: What is our need for mineral resources to make products verse the Environmental impact that results?

A: Exploiting the natural resources for energy and mineral has rapidly in the 20th century to provide…

Q: what is the most common type of volcanic rock?

A: To determine Most common type of volcanic rock

Q: In petroleum formation, Catagenesis process takes place at a depth O between 3500 to 10500 feet O of…

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Q: A glacier is receding at a constant rate of 4.3 cm per day. After 35 years, by what approximate…

A: Given data :            Speed of glacier = 4.3cm/day = 4.3×10-2 m/day            Number of years =…

Q: Which fall faster large or small rain drops? Defend your answer.

A: If we apply the concept of scaling we will find that larger raindrops will have less surface area…

Q: Why is sand drier than clay?

A: The clay narrow pores. Due to the capillary actions taking place, water rises in these pores which…

Q: Where can wackestones accumulate? In river delta In lagunal environment In both environments

A: In this problem, it is asking where the Wacke-stone is accumulated.

Q: How does rain affect the stability of land formations?

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Q: In the water cycle, the process of condensation forms - Lakes Glaciers Rivers Clouds

A: The cycle through which liquid water converts into water vapour and then finally converts into…

Q: Identify 4 or more glaciers on the Earth and Research each of your glaciers and add the following…

A: A glacier  is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A…

Q: Water can break apart large rocks when it moves into small cracks in the rock. Water can push rock…

A: Water can brake apart large rocks when it moves into small cracks in the rock.

Q: Which parameter is NOT measured in stream gages? Chanel slope Rainfall Air and water temperature…

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Q: Calculate how much of a glacier is below the exterior of the ocean, given that the density of ice is…

A: The buoyancy force is exerted by the fluid when an object is immersed in it. This force depends on…

Q: What is a series of mountain of hills ranged in a line connected by high ground?

A: A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills ranged in a line and connected by…

Q: The average density of Earth is about 5.5 g/ cm? Considering that the densities of the surface rocks…

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Q: The fracture lines radiating outward from a crack inglass are known as ___________ fractures.

A: Glass is the most delicate decorative material which is widely used in all sectors. Although it is…

Q: What is the Earth’s annual geothermal energy flow?

A: Earth's interior structure is divided into three layers which are the crust, the mantle, and the…

Q: All of the following are examples of ridge characteristics EXCEPT spoon O hook O bridge O island

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Q: The force ultimately responsible for mass movement A) erosion B) gravity C) deposition D) weathering

A: Mass Movement: mass movement is the down-slope movement of the loose mixture of the soil and rock…

Q: If aquifer hydraulic conductivity, hydraulic gradient and effective porosity are found to be 04…

A: Discharge through a body of Area A is defined as the product of hydraulic conductivity, hydraulic…

Q: What is the Wheatstone bridge and where is it used?

A: The combination of four resistances with null deflection is called Wheatstone bridge and the circuit…

Q: Sedimentation centrifuges separate insoluble particles from liquids based

A: Given:- Sedimentation centrifuges separate insoluble particles from liquids based on different…

Q: What fraction of the iceberg lies below the water level?

A: According to Archimedes principle Bouyant force = weight of liquid displaced

Q: Assume that on the surface in the center of a mountain glacier, the long-term average speed of ice…

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Q: What is forced flow? How does it differ from natural flow? Is flow caused by winds forced or natural…

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Q: The earth’s core is known to contain iron. Yet geologists do not regard this as a source of the…

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