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Q: What is meant by the scale of a map, and what are the different ways that map scale is described?

A: Introduction In simple words, Map is an interpretation of the whole Earth surface or a part of it on...

Q: Differentiate between trade winds and antitrade winds.

A: Introduction Trade winds and Anti-Trade winds are the categories of planetary winds that covers a hu...

Q: Define shrinkage limit.

A: The shrinkage limit is defined as the content of water in which changes the soil from a semi-solid t...

Q: Describe and explain the temperature and moisture characteristics of a maritime polar (mp) air mass

A: When the air gets the temperature and characteristics of the region which is associated with the hum...

Q: Explain what is meant by the cation exchange capacity (CEC) of a soil.

A: Introduction Elements having an electrical charge are known as ions. Positively-charged ions are gen...

Q: How magma is formed?

A: The magma is a molten or semi-molten material and is naturally formed inside the earth which leads t...

Q: Why do we say that evaporation is a cooling process and condensation is a warming process?

A: The process of evaporation takes place by an increase of temperature when the molecules gain energy ...

Q: In what ways do hot spots not fit in with the basic theory of plate tectonics and plate boundaries?

A: Hotspots are formed by the mantle plumes that rise form the mantle, example includes Hawaii, Yellows...

Q: Assume that a parcel of unsaturated air is at a temperature of 20°C at sea level before it rises up ...

A: The temperature depends on altitude. As we go higher in the altitude the temperature will decreases.

Q: Describe and explain spring tides and neap tides.

A: Tides are long term tides that roll across the globe as the ocean 'pulls' the Sun and the Moon back ...

Q: What is a great circle? A small circle? Provide examples of both.

A: GREAT CIRCLE: A Great circle is a section of sphere and the plane of the section passes through the ...

Q: What processes are responsible for soil creep?

A: SOIL CREEP: Soil creep is a very slow process that forms due to mass wasting . its just a slow adjus...

Q: In what ways does the surface of earth warm the troposphere above?

A: ATMOSPHERE: Our Earth is surrounded by a blanket of air. This layer of air is called the Earth's atm...

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: Where are transform plate boundaries most common? on the margins of continents in rift valleys ...

A: Introduction Plate Boundaries are of three types: Convergent Plate Boundaries Divergent Plate Bound...

Q: what natural reource of latin america did the first european explorer most deire?

A: Gold is Latin America's natural resource, which Europe's first explorers desired the most.   In the ...

Q: Why does the ITCZ generally shift north of the equator in the Northern Hemisphere summer, and south ...

A: INTER TROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE (ITCZ): Intertropical convergence zone is the region where air comes...

Q: The melting of hot mantle into magma as a result of pressure changes but not temperature changes is ...

A: Decompression melts inside Earth as the rock body is kept at about the same temperature, but the pre...

Q: Why is chemical weathering more effective in humid climates than in arid climates?

A: Introduction Chemical weathering is a process of conversion of minerals in a rock into clays by oxid...

Q: Kindly type the answers along with the question

A: The yangtze flew into the eastern China Sea and, even before constructing the "Three Gorges Dam", it...

Q: In what ways can rainfall expedite mass wasting?

A: During the tectonic platforms, the forces of constructing immense mountains and other ecosystems are...

Q: What is albedo?

A: The earth and its atmosphere reflect part of solar radiation back of space. It has been estimated th...