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Geology Earth Science Atmospheric Science

08/11/20

How Do Energy Inequalities Occur and What is the Importance of Storms to Earth's Atmosphere?

How do energy inequalities occur, and what are the results relative to the circulation of the atmosphere? What are storms overall, and why are they an important part of Earth’s atmosphere system?

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Geology Geography

05/27/20

What is the approximate velocity of the Pacific Plate relative to the Nazca Plate. 100 mm per year, 5 mm per year, 20 mm per year or 40 mm per year?

What is the approximate velocity of the Pacific Plate relative to the Nazca Plate.100 mm per year, 5 mm per year, 20 mm per year or 40 mm per year?

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Geology

05/27/20

Which of the following has the lowest density? Continental crust, The Core, Oceanic crust, or the Mantle peridotite

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Geology Earth Science

04/23/20

where would the shoreline be after rapid melting of the Antarctic ice sheets?

Considering the shoreline (sea level) as it is today, where would the shoreline be after quick melting of the ice sheets? They would rise immediately, but what about in more time?Specifically, in... more

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Geology Mathematics Earth Science

04/22/20

How do you calculate approximate sea level rise if the entire east and west Antarctic ice sheets melted?

The Antarctic ice sheets (East and West) have a combined area of 13.9 million km2 and a total estimated volume of 26.5 million km3. If both ice sheets completely melted, the 26.5 million km3 of ice... more

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Geology

03/23/20

Drifting continets

How could colliding explain the formation of mountains

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Geology

02/22/20

What does this mean: Application of advanced litho-structural and geochemical modelling

What software tools do this?

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Geology

01/30/20

What is this brick or paving stone i found made of and used for?

I found a brick or paving stone with the letters zew engraved on it and it feels different than other ones. Plus when you break them there is a shiny metallic pieces inside.

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Geology Science Biology Earth Science

12/24/19

Classify the type of erosion that could move sand along a shoreline

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Geology

11/29/19

Select all of the items that are considered evidence to support continental drift:

Select all of the items that are considered evidence to support continental drift:paleoclimate beltsglacial depositsfossil recordsocean floor samplesoil reservesmountain belts

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Geology Science

11/27/19

Basalt- A dark, dense igneous rock found in the ___________ crust.

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Geology Science

11/27/19

Geologist- Scientists that study the forces that make and shape _____________

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Geology Earth Science

11/19/19

boundaries causes plates to move

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Geology

10/31/19

Cosmic background radiation

How did the distribution of matter in the early universe affect how we are able to detect cosmic background radiation today?

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Geology Physics Geography Astrophysics

10/20/19

Earth's mantle and core ?

Has there ever been an attempt to explore the Earth's mantle (either manned/robotic) ? There was an exploration of the Mariana Trench the deepest point of the crust under the pacific ocean, but it... more

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Geology Science Art

10/08/19

Would you prefer to buy jewelry made of calcite or quartz? Why (give 3 reasons)?

Thanks!

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Geology Earth And Planetary Science

10/04/19

What's the diff between a gabbro & a basalt (chemically & texturally), a rhyolite & a granite, a granite & a gabbro? Why are basalts & gabbros generally darker in appearance than rhyolites & granites?

Earth and planetary science: Geology focusedDiff: Difference

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Geology

10/04/19

Wut r the sim/diff between solar elemental abundance & that observed in meteorites? Wut r the major diff between the composition of the whole Earth & crust? Wut processes have given rise 2 these diff?

For an earth and planetary science class. Geology focused.Sim: SimilaritiesDiff: Differences^Sorry, ran out of characters.

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Geology

09/16/19

Select all features that help to identify oceanic ridges.

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Geology

09/15/19

Geomatics and surveying

The dimensions of a rectangle shaped lot measured with a 100m tape is 135.175m and 67.432m. A standardization exercise revealed that the tape was actually short by 7.9cm.Determine the tru perimeter... more

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Geology Science Algebra 2

09/11/19

The mass of a rock sample is 25 g and its density is 5 g / centimeters squared what is the volume of the rock sample

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Geology

09/06/19

Relationship between seismic activity and reduction in pore pressure?

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Geology Science Ecology

08/12/19

what is the name for earths supply of water

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Geology Physical Science Wind Geomorphology

07/29/19

The grains of the parabolic dunes?

My text book says that parabolic dunes consist of consolidated limestone grains, but I wondered if they have sand grains too, so I googled this issue and found that they consist of sands, but I am... more

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Geology Physical Science Volcanology

07/29/19

The position of magma chambers?

Where do magma chambers exist? Is it necessary that they exist in the asthenosphere where the circumstances of temperature and pressure are suitable for the rocks to be molten? Or they exist in... more

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How Do Energy Inequalities Occur and What is the Importance of Storms to Earth's Atmosphere?

What is the approximate velocity of the Pacific Plate relative to the Nazca Plate. 100 mm per year, 5 mm per year, 20 mm per year or 40 mm per year?

Which of the following has the lowest density? Continental crust, The Core, Oceanic crust, or the Mantle peridotite

where would the shoreline be after rapid melting of the Antarctic ice sheets?

How do you calculate approximate sea level rise if the entire east and west Antarctic ice sheets melted?

Drifting continets

What does this mean: Application of advanced litho-structural and geochemical modelling

What is this brick or paving stone i found made of and used for?

Classify the type of erosion that could move sand along a shoreline

Select all of the items that are considered evidence to support continental drift:

Basalt- A dark, dense igneous rock found in the ___________ crust.

Geologist- Scientists that study the forces that make and shape _____________

boundaries causes plates to move

Cosmic background radiation

Earth's mantle and core ?

Would you prefer to buy jewelry made of calcite or quartz? Why (give 3 reasons)?

What's the diff between a gabbro & a basalt (chemically & texturally), a rhyolite & a granite, a granite & a gabbro? Why are basalts & gabbros generally darker in appearance than rhyolites & granites?

Wut r the sim/diff between solar elemental abundance & that observed in meteorites? Wut r the major diff between the composition of the whole Earth & crust? Wut processes have given rise 2 these diff?

Select all features that help to identify oceanic ridges.

Geomatics and surveying

The mass of a rock sample is 25 g and its density is 5 g / centimeters squared what is the volume of the rock sample

Relationship between seismic activity and reduction in pore pressure?

what is the name for earths supply of water

The grains of the parabolic dunes?

The position of magma chambers?

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