on October 3, 2022
Possible Effects of a Nuclear Reactor Breach in the Mediterranean
Earth scienceAsked by: Brent Bakos What happens if Zaporizhzhia blows? According to experts, if shelling hit the nuclear waste stored at the Zaporizhzhia plant, it could cause a major leak. “If missile strikes hit the nuclear waste storage, then [nuclear] pollution could spread through air and water,” said Ozharovsky. What are the potential consequences of a
on October 3, 2022
What are the environmental effects of leaking hydrogen from large-scale energy storage mechanisms?
Earth scienceAsked by: Melissa Robinson What are the environmental impacts of hydrogen energy? Using hydrogen energy isn’t hard on the environment, because only water and heat are released as byproducts. However, the process needed to produce hydrogen can be less environmentally friendly. To produce usable hydrogen, it has to be separated from water, biomass (plant and
on October 3, 2022
How to locally identify a cold front passage?
Earth scienceAsked by: Melissa Robinson Look for a pressure minimum, a change in temperature trend and a shift in wind. A cold frontal will also generally bring drier air, and a warm front humid air, so this can also be used. How do you identify a cold front is occuring? An abrupt temperature change over a
on October 3, 2022
How was Nastapoka arc formed?
Earth scienceAsked by: Zanarkand Sotero Most scientists, however, think the Nastapoka is an arcuate (bow-shaped) tectonic boundary, formed when one shelf of rock was pushed down under another one. If so, it would be the only one on Earth so round that it looks like it was made punched out a cookie cutter 280 miles across.
on October 3, 2022
What generates the microseism?
Earth scienceAsked by: Zanarkand Sotero Microseism is the most continuous and ubiquitous seismic signal on Earth and is mostly generated by the ocean–solid earth interaction (Tanimoto et al., 2015). What causes microseism? In seismology, a microseism is defined as a faint earth tremor caused by natural phenomena. The term is most commonly used to refer to
on October 3, 2022
Why don’t tropical cyclones hit Hawaii?
Earth scienceAsked by: Plain Phab Why do hurricanes not hit Hawaii? The pool of warmer water remains intact across the Pacific between 500 and 750 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands, and a hurricane which forms and moves due westward about 600 miles south of Hawaii can maintain its strength into the central Pacific. Does Hawaii
on October 3, 2022
Can we predict the earthquake before it occurs a while? What is the maximum period?What are the signs of an earthquake soon?
Earth scienceAsked by: Plain Phab Can we predict earthquakes before they happen? No. Neither the USGS nor any other scientists have ever predicted a major earthquake. We do not know how, and we do not expect to know how any time in the foreseeable future. What is the maximum time of earthquake? A devastating earthquake that
on October 3, 2022
How did the Ural mountains form?
Earth scienceAsked by: Michael Tpc The Urals are among the world’s oldest mountain ranges, dated at 250 to 300 million years ago. They were formed during the Uralian orogeny due to the collision of the eastern edge of the supercontinent Euramerica with Kazakhstania. What type of plate boundary formed the Ural Mountains? The Urals are the
on October 3, 2022
How did helium deposits form?
Earth scienceAsked by: Richard Byrd On Earth, helium is generated deep underground through the natural radioactive decay of elements such as uranium and thorium. “It takes many, many millennia to make the helium that’s here on the Earth,” says Sophia Hayes, a chemist at Washington University in St. Louis. How did helium get in the ore?
on October 3, 2022
Slope of Saturation vapor pressure versus temperature-A parameter in Penman’s equation
Earth scienceAsked by: Richard Byrd What is the relationship between temperature and saturation vapor pressure? As the temperature rises, the saturated vapour pressure increases rapidly, and so does the density of the vapour, approaching that of the liquid. At a certain temperature the density of the vapour becomes equal to that of the liquid, and the