Why do the topics of Physical Geography fit naturally into a 100 level science course?

Q: What processes are responsible for soil creep?

A: Soil creeps are a type of movement of material in a very slow manner.

Q: Explain the process of salt wedging.

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Q: Explain the process of glacial plucking.

A: The glaciers undergo the process of erosion by different modes. One of the ways of erosion in glacie...

Q: Worldwide, where are the best locations for new wave farms? Explain the oceanographic conditions tha...

A: The best places around the worldwide to develop the power plants and wave farms are mainly western c...

Q: What are the principal processes of mechanical weathering and chemical weathering?

A: The mechanism of weathering turns stable rocks into sediments. In the chapter on Rocks, sediments we...

Q: Describe the characteristics of glacial till.

A: Glaciers undergo the erosion process. The ice's mass abrasive action leads to clearing of underlying...

Q: What is the cause of being cold in polar regions

A: The unique shape and atypical tilt of Earth have resulted in differential climatic patterns worldwid...

Q: What causes the change of seasons?

A: Variation in climate throughout the year is known as seasons. 

Q: What is the highest mountain in the world

A: The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest is located in Nepal, which is in Asia. The mounta...

Q: What was the impetus for studying ocean processes that led to the great expansion of the science of ...

A: The advancement and broadening of the oceanography discipline took off in the twentieth century.

Q: How do glaciers erode, transport, and deposit rock?

A: About 10% of land region around Earth's poles is occupied by glaciers and they are located in high m...

Q: Why is there a chain of earthquake epicenters cutting across Guatemala and continuing eastward south...

A: EARTHQUAKE: An earthquake may be a sudden shaking of the surface that always causes tons of injury. ...

Q: How is it possible for percolating groundwater to both remove mineral material and deposit it?

A: The groundwater that is moving in the subsoil and subsurface aquifers are known as the percolating g...

Q: How does geology help explain why islands in the pacific realm are so wildely scattered

A: The Pacific islands originated as: longitudinal chain of the volcanic islands on above plates, or of...

Q: What is the difference between the focus of an earthquake and the epicenter of an earthquake?

A: The epicenter is the point on the surface that is directly above a hypocentre or focus and is the pl...

Q: Briefly describe the chemical weathering processes of hydrolysis and carbonation.

A: Chemical weathering is the process by which the rocks are broken down into smaller and finer particl...

Q: What does the atmosphere do to our planet

A: ATMOSPHERE: The Atmosphere is the layer of gases that surrounds the Earth including the air we breat...

Q: One ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean sea was

A: Human civilization led to the developing of different mediums to communicate and exchange goods, cul...

Q: Mention the major geological eras and those geological events that occurred in each era.

A: GEOLOGICAL TIME SCALE: The geological time Scale is that the history of the world weakened into four...

Q: What are some differences between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere?

A: The Earth encompasses concentric layers of the geological mass of different physical and chemical na...

Q: Can anyone describe a geological timeliness they are very confusing to me I'm in 8th grade by the wa...

A: Earth's evolutionary history is divided chronologically in the form of a Geological Time Scale. In s...

Q: Explain why most of the ocean’s biomass is planktonic.

A: PLANKTONIC-  Plankton is made up of animals and plants that either float passively in the water or p...

Q: What were along the cost North of California

A: The coast North of California is famously known as the ‘Redwood Coast’ or ‘Redwood Empire.’ This par...

Q: Why is evidence of wind erosion of bedrock usually quite limited?

A: Bedrock, dense rock deposit usually buried under earth and other fractured or poorly consolidated ma...

Q: Define overfishing. When a species is overfished, what changes are there in the standing stock, the ...

A: Overfishing is the removal of species of fish from the water bodies at a rate that is not replaceabl...

Q: With another student in class, describe in your own words how Earth’s oceans became salty.

A: The earth is believed to be a star which is comprised of various gases. the world evolved with time ...

Q: Where is the majority of infrastructure roads tracks and canals being built?

A: Development in terms of infrastructure, road, rail tracks, and canals is part of global sustainable ...

Q: Explain why soil is the source of life and agriculture.

A: SOIL: The word soil has been derived from Latin word 'Solum' which means "floor". Soil is the thin s...

Q: What is the largest savanna in the world?

A: SAVANA: A savanna may be a combination of woodland-grassland ecosystem characterized by the trees be...

Q: What is a sinkhole and how does one form?

A: A sinkhole consists of depression into the ground that is caused by the falling of the surface layer...

Q: Effect of air pollution

A: Air pollution is a massive harmful tradeoff of industrialization and population growth in the 21st c...

Q: Economics A researcher is able to observe selection bias. True or False

A: Selection bias happens early in the epidemiology study, when subjects are enrolled and then in the r...

Q: B A D Image by Tom Patterson and Eric Gaba On the map above, what is the name of landform F? A. the ...

A: ISLAND OF MADAGASCAR:                                                                               ...

Q: Why do Cs climates have dry summers, but Cfa climates have precipitation all year?

A: In Koppeans climatic classification, the C is defined as the temperate climate and has the coldest m...

Q: Which of the following shows the necessary elements for the formation of rain? Coud droplets lce Clo...

A: RAIN: Rain is a liquid form of water droplets that have condensed from the atmospheric water vapor a...