Why do cold-core lows slope towards the cold air with heigth? How to show mathematically that wind intensifies with height in this case?
Weather & ForecastsWhy Cold-Core Lows Lean Towards the Chill: A Weather Geek’s Explanation Okay, so weather, right? It’s this crazy dance of hot and cold, high and low, and sometimes, it throws us curveballs like cold-core lows. Ever wonder why these systems, unlike hurricanes, are the strongest way up high and seem to slant towards the colder
Why does the Inter tropical Convergence Zone shift?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Vanessa Martel The shifting of ITCZ is the result of the Earth’s rotation, axis inclination and the translation of Earth around the Sun. Seasons are the result of this. ITCZ moves toward the hemisphere with most heat, wich are either hemisphere summers. Why are the tropics shifting? Earth’s tropics are expanding poleward and
Has there ever been a case where we have found what appears to be a prehistoric fossil but have no way of dating it?
Earth ScienceAsked by: Vanessa Martel What is fossil dating? To establish the age of a rock or a fossil, researchers use some type of clock to determine the date it was formed. Geologists commonly use radiometric dating methods, based on the natural radioactive decay of certain elements such as potassium and carbon, as reliable clocks to
Is this a fossil or a mark on the stone
Earth ScienceAsked by: Danielle Dunn How do you tell if a stone is a fossil? It is also a good idea to look for signs that the rock contains a fossil before trying to break it, part of a fossil may be visible on the surface of the rock. You can identify the limestone by it’s
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
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