Posted 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 –
Posted 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
Posted 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
Posted 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
Posted 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
Posted on October 2, 2022
Can humanity help reinforce the ozone layer?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Erin Thomas Can humans repair the ozone layer? On the mend Around 99 per cent of ozone-depleting substances have been phased out and the protective layer above Earth is being replenished. The Antarctic ozone hole is expected to close by the 2060s, while other regions will return to pre-1980s values even earlier. How