Posted on September 29, 2022
How much does the biosphere contribute to Earth’s entropy production?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Karl Dance Why is entropy of Earth increasing? The decrease in entropy for the Earth system can be attributed to the incoming heat from the sun occurring at higher temperature on the planet’s surface during the day, whereas the same amount of heat (approximately, on average) leaving the planet during the subsequent night
Posted on September 29, 2022
Haean, South Korea: is it of volcanic or meteor impact origin?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Sarah Rosales Is Korea a volcanic? There are three volcanoes in the Korean Peninsula. The biggest one is Mt. Baekdu with the last activity being recorded in 1903. The second volcano is Mt. Does South Korea have any volcanoes? South Korea has 3 Holocene volcanoes. Where are the volcanoes in Korea? The volcanoes
Posted on September 29, 2022
Can we separate a sandy, clayey & salt layer on basis of their rheological properties?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Sarah Rosales Can you separate sand from clay? Quote from video: And clay is small particles and sand is large particles. You can also dig a huge hole in dirt hole and fill that dirt hole with water. Can clay be separated? The answer is Decantation. Clay is separated from water by the
Posted on September 29, 2022
Is there a freely usable map of Earth cave systems and/or density?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Dave Day What is a cave map? A cave survey is a map of all or part of a cave system, which may be produced to meet differing standards of accuracy depending on the cave conditions and equipment available underground. How do they map out caves? The process of mapping caves takes patience
Posted on September 29, 2022
Interpreting Prospecting Ore Test Result
Earth ScienceAsked by: Dave Day What is a high grade nickel deposit? Therefore, anything over 20 metres in thickness (significantly less thickness than other commodities) and 2% nickel grade or better would be reasonably considered high-grade. What is grade of an ore? The grade of ore refers to the concentration of the desired material it contains.
Posted on September 29, 2022
Why were no interferometers launched on weather satellites between the ’69-’72 IRIS-D and the 2002-onward AIRS?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Laura Blackburn What is the purpose of a weather satellite? Weather Satellites are an important observational tool for all scales of NWS forecasting operations. Satellite data, having a global view, complements land-based systems such as radiosondes, weather radars, and surface observing systems. There are two types of weather satellites: polar orbiting and geostationary.