The images below show the surface of the Earth as viewed from the sky (maps). Which map (A-D) best illustrates where earthquake epicenters, marked by the Xs, would be located? Continent Ocean Continent Ocean Continent X Ocean Continent Ocean A B C

Q: Which part of Earth’s interior is thought to be a liquid?

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Q: My foot tends to sink whenever I stand on the beach and let water from a wave run over it. The sand ...

A: Earth science is the study of the Earth and the various processes that are going on in the Earth sys...

Q: What role does biodiversity play inthe energy flow of ecosystems?

A: An ecosystem is a community or system in which living organisms interact with each other and the sur...

Q: Does the term side effects describe the way nature works?

A:   Yes, to some extent we can say that the term side effects describes the way nature works.  Side ef...

Q: With conditions so violent, how can the rocky intertidal community be so populous and diverse?

A: The rocky intertidal zone refers to the region that lies between the level of low and high tide. Thi...

Q: Describe three major types of survivorship patterns, and explain what they show about a species’ rol...

A: Survival It represents the number of survivors, remaining, or existing in this life in an actual and...

Q: A half-full plastic water bottle is taken on a mountain hike. Describe the water bottle at the top o...

A:  At the top of the mountain if the person carrying the bottle drinks the remaining water, then the p...

Q: expression of a geotherm if surface heat flux and surface temperature are Q, and T,

A: By analysing the question, We need to prove the Simple Geotherm Given a Basal Heat Flux & Surfac...

Q: Identify key food sources, including protein-rich foods

A: Food is a substance which contain protein carbohydrate fat and other nutrient which are used in body...

Q: Can you think of any way an astronomer could detect a large planet orbiting a star without actually ...

A: Planets that orbit around the stars other than that of Sun are called as exoplanets. Such planets ar...

Q: Which Galilean Satellite is the furthest in distance from Jupiter?     Io       Ganymede ...

A: By analysing the question, We need to tell which Galilean satellite is furthest in distance from Jup...

Q: If Columbus was unsuccessful in his attempt to sail around the world and Magellan died without compl...

A: Earth is a terrestrial planet, meaning it has a rocky solid surface. But almost 71%, a majority of t...

Q: The James Webb will cost up to about $10 billion to complete. It's mission is to........?     ...

A: The discovery of space telescopes can attain things beyond our galaxy. The discovery of many stars i...

Q: Define elevation

A:  The distance between the vertical position of a geographic feature and the sea level defines elevat...

Q: Why do hurricanes strike the East Coast of Canada and the United States but not the West Coast?

A: Along the east coast of the USA and Canada, the hurricanes strike and they don't strike the west coa...

Q: Volcanic and other such activity at the mid-Atlantic ridge extrudes material to fill the gap between...

A: Our current map of seven continents has not changed since its first creation. It seems the continent...

Q: What are some ways in which salt loading can be reduced? What is NUTRIENT LOADING and EUTROPHICATION...

A: Salts are halides i.e., components made up of the seventh group elements. Salts are ionic compounds ...

Q: How could the biological carbon cycle haveworked on the primitive Earth, where oxygen gas was essent...

A: The primitive composition of the atmosphere of the earth is not similar to the present condition. On...

Q: Nonionella

A: By analyising the question, We need to tell aperture, chambers and periphery of nonionella Below you...

Q: How can oxygen-isotope ratios be used as an ancient thermometer?

A: The Earth comprises various kinds of matter. These matters can exist in solid, liquid, or gaseous st...

Q: I need help with this question.

A:  Wet regions will become wetter and dry regions will also become wetter.

Q: How far away is the horizon when I stand on the beach and look out to sea?

A: Horizon is a line a sight that differentiate earth from the sky that is the line which appears to di...

Q: Dorothia fossil 1-determine oceanic environment zones and pollution influences in coastal water. ...

A: Dorothia fossil- This is a fossil of the foraminifera species. This fossil belongs to the Dorothia C...

Q: Explanation of El Nino

A: By analysing the question, We need to discuss about El Nino Below you can find your answer.

Q: What kinds of animals are included among the arthropods? What kinds are included among the mollusks?

A: Animals, also recognised as Metazoa, are multicellular eukaryotic species that belong to the Animali...

Q: What is the carbon cycle?

A: Earth has various processes taking place at every moment. Energy cycles via food chains. The matter ...

Q: Explain the Pace of Speciation  ?

A: The term "speciation" is the emergence of new species. When a group of individuals within a populati...

Q: If you were to choose between the giant panda from extinction and saving shark species which you wou...

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Q: Incinerators have to use these to remove gas emissions from the air  fly ash bags scrubbers the gas...

A: A furnace used for the burning of the waste is termed as an incinerator. For minimizing the air poll...

Q: Thinking Critically Why does water tend to flow around the periphery of an ocean basin? Why are west...

A: The earth is the planet where life is possible. It is only because it lies in the Goldilocks zone wh...

Q: Often, humans work to preserve biomes that are visually attractive. Are there biomes that might be l...

A: Various biomes in biological systems are territories that are portrayed by a particular abiotic and ...

Q: Can a living plant or animal maintain a ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12 that is nearly identical to ...

A: The Earth is made up of four spheres known as lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. A...

Q: Where is lithosphere formed along plate boundaries, and where does it disappear into the asthenosphe...

A: Tectonic plates are piece of earth crust and upper mantle which together are called as lithosphere. ...

Q: 1. Which of the following are examples of secondary succession? *         Vegetation gr...

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

Q: What factors most often limit phytoplankton productivity?

A: Earth science is the study of the Earth and the various processes that are going on in the Earth sys...

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A: Resources are the naturally available stores of minerals and elements useful for mankind. Some of th...

Q: What is the order of the layers (YOUNGEST TO OLDEST - PLACE THE LETTERS IN ORDER)?

A: By analysing the question, We need to tell the order of the layers in the figure. Below you can find...

Q: During secondary succession, which of the these best describes why decomposing pioneer plants give w...

A:  I think option d will be the correct answer.

Q: Thinking Critically What are the most important factors influencing the heights and times of tides? ...

A: Earth science is the study of the Earth and the various processes that are going on in the Earth sys...

Q: What are the deepest parts of the ocean? Options: deep-sea trenches mid-ocean ridges giant whale nes...

A: Deep-sea trenches or ocean trenches are long, narrow zones of ocean collision. They are 7 to 11km de...

Q: ut the following terms in order from SMALLEST to LARGEST Supercluster Universe %D %3D Local Group So...

A: The universe got formed around 13.8 billion years ago. The time it formed it was of a size of a dot....

Q: Explain how we could tap solar energy.

A: Energy is capacity or ability to do work. Solar energy is using suns radiation or heat energy to be ...

Q: Discuss the impact of global climate change on factors and processes of soil erosion

A: Global climate is the major driving factor of soil erosion. Due to climate change, phenomena like in...

Q: Why did we write that there is one world ocean? What about thePacific and Atlantic oceans, the “Seve...

A: Firstly, let us discuss something about the ocean, The ocean is the body of salty water that covers ...

Q: Name the regions of the atmosphere, indicating the altitude interval for each one?

A: The earth's-atmosphere is a layer of gases that are divided into 4-5 layers. The atmosphere itself i...

Q: Discuss Photochemical Reactions in the Atmosphere?

A: Photochemical reactions take place in atmosphere due to the absorption of solar radiation in the UV ...

Q: What are the steps in condensation and recovery process?

A: Condensation refers to the process in which the water vapor gets transformed into water. The reverse...

Q: What might be done to “rejuvenate” oil and gas fields that have been pumped nearly dry?

A: The fields that are used for the extraction of petroleum and gas from underground is called oil fiel...

Q: Thinking Critically Why did people think an ocean was deepest at its center? What changed their mind...

A: Earth science is the study of the Earth and the various processes that are going on in the Earth sys...

Q: Are there tides in the open ocean?

A: 71% of the earth's surface is covered with water. A majority of it is covered by the ocean. Theoreti...