on October 2, 2022
I found this rock on Laguna Beach
Earth scienceAsked by: Richard Reyes Does Laguna Beach have rocks? Rocks of all shapes and sizes exist near the center of the cove and there’s a massive cave at the back of the beach. Is Table Rock Beach still closed? Conversation. All city beaches in Laguna Beach are closed. This includes beaches operated by the County
on October 2, 2022
What is the difference between waterlogging and flooding?
Earth scienceAsked by: Richard Reyes WATERLOGGING : Waterlogging refers to the saturation of soil with water. Soil may be regarded as waterlogged when it is nearly saturated with water much of the time such that its air phase is restricted and anaerobic conditions prevail. FLOOD : Flooding is a temporary overflow of water onto land that
on October 2, 2022
What is the origin of oil?
Earth scienceAsked by: Stacy Wilson Petroleum, also called crude oil, is a fossil fuel. Like coal and natural gas, petroleum was formed from the remains of ancient marine organisms, such as plants, algae, and bacteria. What is oil short answer? Petroleum, also known as crude oil, or simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture
on October 2, 2022
How do I represent wind direction on a UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) map projection?
Earth scienceAsked by: Stacy Wilson How do you read a Universal Transverse Mercator? The UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) coordinate system divides the world into sixty north-south zones, each 6 degrees of longitude wide. UTM zones are numbered consecutively beginning with Zone 1, which includes the westernmost point of Alaska, and progress eastward to Zone 19, which
on October 2, 2022
What are the natural causes for methane formation?
Earth scienceAsked by: Emma Jones Methane is produced by the breakdown or decay of organic material and can be introduced into the atmosphere by either natural processes – such as the decay of plant material in wetlands, the seepage of gas from underground deposits or the digestion of food by cattle – or human activities –
on October 2, 2022
Could we plant enough trees to offset greenhouse gas emissions?
Earth scienceAsked by: Emma Jones How many trees would it take to offset global warming? A single mature tree, meanwhile, may take in about 50 pounds of carbon dioxide per year. At this rate, it would take 640 trees per person to account for all American emissions, which adds up to more than 200 billion trees.
on October 2, 2022
Is there a correlation between the underwater geological activity and topology of the mid Atlantic ridge/ South American plate and the Gulf Stream?
Earth scienceAsked by: Lina Smith What is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and how does it play a role in plate tectonics? In between these continents lies the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a site where new plates are formed and a dividing line between plates moving to the west and those moving to the east; beneath this ridge, material rises
on October 2, 2022
Does Earth risk losing its oceans to space due to global warming?
Earth scienceAsked by: Lina Smith Does Earth lose water to space? Water, as a vapor in our atmosphere, could potentially escape into space from Earth. But the water doesn’t escape because certain regions of the atmosphere are extremely cold. Does global warming affect the ocean? Today, the ocean has absorbed about 90 percent of the heat
on October 2, 2022
Plate Tectonics: Is it possible to have an ocean-continent divergent boundary
Earth scienceAsked by: Robert Folsom Unlike convergent boundariesconvergent boundariesA convergent plate boundary is a location where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other, often causing one plate to slide below the other (in a process known as subduction). The collision of tectonic plates can result in earthquakes, volcanoes, the formation of mountains, and other geological
on October 2, 2022
Why is Earth’s outer-core liquid?
Earth scienceAsked by: Robert Folsom Although having a composition similar to Earth’s solid inner core, the outer core remains liquid as there is not enough pressure to keep it in a solid state. Is the Earth’s outer core liquid? The outer core is the third layer of the Earth. It is the only liquid layer, and