Which of the following is not a function of freshwater lakes, ponds, or reservoirs? source of drinking water for urban communities habitat for wetland wildlife C recreational site for swimming and fishing haven for marine wildlife

Q: 2. People often confuse weathering with erosion. How would you explain the differences between weath...

A: Weathering and erosion are both geological processes that destroy or demolish the Earth's materials....

Q: Which of these changes would likely occur if the rate of Earth’s rotation on its axis increased?

A: The Earth completes the rotation on its own axis in the period of twenty-four hours, in the east to ...

Q: Where is most of the water on earth

A: The water is a liquid which precipitates from the clouds in the form of rain. Such a liquid when flo...

Q: which of the following describes a stream of water that flows through the ocean like a river A. Cur...

A: Our earth is covered by 71% of the water that is why it is known as a blue planet. The oceans consis...

Q: 1. Which of the following sentences is/are true for Biofuels? I. The second generation of the bioeth...

A:  We’ll answer the first question since the exact one wasn’t specified. Please submit a new question ...

Q: Arches, sand dunes, and mushrooms are caused by what abrasion

A: Geomorphological features, as seen on the Earth's surface, are geological features formed by various...

Q: In what way does global climate contribute to mass extinction? Cite specific example.

A: An event in which a three-quarter of species living at a time gets wiped out is called mass extincti...

Q: 2. How does the amount of carbon dioxide in the abnosphere relate to the amount of carbon dioxide in...

A: Oceans are considered the largest sink of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The sink of CO2 occurs as it i...

Q: How do mid ocean ridges provide a timeline in the ocean floor?

A: Mid oceanic ridges are long series of the underwater seafloor mountain system that forms due to the ...

Q: I am made of rounded pieced of cobbles and pebbles,embedded in sand.What sedimentary rock am I?

A: The cobble and pebble are gravel size rocks. The size of the cobble ranges from 64-256 micrometers. ...

Q: I am made of rounded pieced of cobbles and pebbles,embedded in sand.What sedimentary rock am I?

A: Sedimentary rocks are the rocks formed from lithification and diagenesis of the sediments. These sed...

Q: 9- Recumbent folds are a- Plung b- Roated more than 90 C- Other 10- parallel isogonns are a- Paralle...

A: Since multiple questions have been asked, we will solve the first question only. If you want any spe...

Q: How do you think this continent had changed over time?

A: The Earth's crust is part of the lithosphere, which is the topmost layer of Earth's division based o...

Q: Explain the concerns about the use of nuclear energy as alternative to fossil fuels.

A: Nuclear energy, which is produced in nuclear reactions of radioactive materials such as uranium, is ...

Q: Q.5 If the total ocean bottom depth is 5,000 ft and the first layer depth is 12,000 ft and the secon...

A: depth of ocean= 5000 ft= 5000 x 0.3048 m=1524 m hydrostatic pressure=Pw=ρwghw where  ρw= density of ...

Q: explain the glacial budget when the terminus of the glacier is advancing in terms of the zone of acc...

A: The glaciers occur near the piedmont zone, valleys, and continents. The glaciers contain a rich sour...

Q: • How has water chemistry in the Gulf of Maine been affected by global increases in atmospheric CO2?

A: Carbon dioxide comes naturally from the atmosphere. It is a crucial ingredient in photosynthesis, th...

Q: 10- parallel isogonns are a- Parallel to the axial surface b- Convergent c- Other

A: Folds are geological structures formed in the rocks due to stress, causing deformations in the rocks...

Q: when sediment forms what happens first weather (storms) mice wind and water or energy from the sun h...

A: Sediments are the loose, unconsolidated materials found on the Earth's surface. These sediments form...

Q: Why do earthquakes occur

A: Earthquakes generally occur as a sudden distraction of underground rock along a fault. There is a su...

Q: 16. Deep-sea trenches are most commonly found at O rift valleys mid-ocean ridges subduction zones th...

A: Plate tectonics deals with the tectonic plates' motion due to the mantle convection mechanism in the...

Q: Which type of forecast is impacted the most by the butterfly effect

A: Weather forecasting is the process of prediction the conditions in the atmosphere for a certain loca...

Q: What are amphidromic points and cotidal lines?

A: Amphidromic points are also termed tidal node. It defines as the geographical point of the area wher...

Q: How do you protect yourself from the sun?

A: Sun is the source of heat and light on the earth. There are many ways to protect ourselves from the ...

Q: WARM-UP 1.Who is ALfred Wegner? 2.List the 4 pieces of evidence that proves the Contential Drift The...

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Q: Why does a meteorite have an appearance of being melted iron? a. high speeds through space b. fr...

A: After the supernova explosion, the particles released combined under the effect of gravity and forme...

Q: Essay about Importance of Earth's electric field

A: The Earth is differentiated into multiple inner layers. The four main layers are crust, mantle, oute...

Q: Use the graph to find the lag time between P and S waves arriving at station A Distance from epicent...

A: The time of arrival of P and S waves is plotted on the graph for station 1. From the graph, at stati...

Q: Which of the following is a mineral? sandstone obsidian O granite olivine

A: The word mineral means different things to different people. At the beginning of the 20th century, s...

Q: List the issue of implementing renewable energies in the U.S.

A: Renewable energy resources are generated from natural sources like the sun, wind, tides, etc. this e...

Q: The speed of ocean waves depends on the depth of the water; the deeper the water, the faster the wav...

A: Water waves are the waves generated in water bodies and depend upon the depth of water bodies. Deepw...

Q: what can changes to the atmosphere cause and how?

A: When the energy coming from the Sun is absorbed by the earth system, the Earth warms. When the Sun's...

Q: If the earth is composed of one big continent at around 250 billion years ago, in which plate do you...

A: The Earth comprises several tectonic plates which float on the asthenosphere and is in a continuous ...

Q: Why is there a time delay between P and S waves arriving at station A

A: A P wave is a primary seismic wave released from the faulting during an earthquake. This wave is a l...

Q: 3. The figure below shows maps of pressure distributions in several situations. Keeping in mind the ...

A: geostrophic wind have direction of flow in balance to pressure gradient anf the force due to earth r...

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Q: what are currents that carry water from the surface to deeper parts of the ocean

A: The movement of ocean water affects the ecosystem locally, climatic patterns, and nutrient circulati...

Q: In your own words, briefly explain the formation of the following geologic structures: 1. Volcano 2....

A: Plate tectonics is a fundamental geological concept that helps to understand complex geological proc...

Q: when magma forms what happens first wether (storms) move wind and water or energy from the sun heats...

A: magma is hot semi solid to liquid material consting of minerals gases liquids and other volatile. th...

Q: A family uses about 13,683 gallons of water per year just from flushing the toilet. Another family t...

A: Water is one of the most important resources for our daily use, and we are currently in a crucial si...

Q: Activity A. Directions: Identify the geologic area and the respective type metamorphism that occur i...

A: Metamorphism is alteration or change in minerals or geological texture of pre-existing rock in a sol...

Q: How does increase in level of carbon dioxide in atmosphere affect the aquatic (marine) life?

A: The oceans represent an essential role in the global carbon cycle. Generally, the ocean is called a ...

Q: 11- Recumbent fold have axial surface a-horizontal b-plung c-Other

A: Folds occur due to the slow deformation of the rocks. Folds are the undulation or waves formed on th...

Q: List the 5 classes of the crystal-chemical classification of minerals, giving a mineral example for ...

A: A crystal can be described as a homogeneous solid bounded by planes that have formed naturally and h...

Q: Some analysts argue that in order to continue using oil at the current rate, we must discover and ad...

A: Oil is a kind of nature non-renewable resource which has limited source in nature and the same canno...

Q: Why did the Cape Hatteras lighthouse have to be moved?

A: Cape Hatteras lighthouse is situated on Hatteras Island. It is on the outer banks of the town buxom,...

Q: What did you learn about the channel on Mars from the new NASA data?

A: Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System. In Englis...

Q: what is the characteristics of FOUNDATIONS (subject is geology). please answer in your own words and...

A: In Geotechnical engineering, the foundation refers to the part of a building or construction that s ...

Q: Which of the following correctly describes two of the notable achievements of the twin Viking spacec...

A: Viking missions by NASA included two spacecraft Viking 1 and Viking 2, each one consisting of a land...

Q: Which location has the smallest temperature range between summer and winter? What factors could caus...

A: Seasonality on earth is the change of seasons from summer to winters. This seasonality varies with t...