What would happen if Earth suddenly stopped rotating and revolving at the same time?
Earth scienceAsked by: Chris Pederson At the Equator, the earth’s rotational motion is at its fastest, about a thousand miles an hour. If that motion suddenly stopped, the momentum would send things flying eastward. Moving rocks and oceans would trigger earthquakes and tsunamis. The still-moving atmosphere would scour landscapes. What will happen if the Earth stops
How much energy would be required to actively reduce the temperature of the oceans of Earth by 1℃?
Earth scienceAsked by: Alejandra Miller How much energy would it take to heat the ocean by 1 degree? Making a rough approximation, assuming the specific heat capacity of sea water is about 3,900 Joules per kg per degrees Celsius and the total mass of the oceans is 1.4×1021kg this would mean that it would take 5.5×1024Joules
What type of mammal does this fossil tooth belong to?
Earth scienceAsked by: Alejandra Miller What type of teeth are found in mammals? Most mammals have three kinds of teeth: incisors used for grabbing, cutting and gnawing; canines used for stabbing and tearing; and premolars and molars for grinding and shearing. The type of teeth a mam- mal has will determine how and what it can
Are there any geological periods found on top of each other that have dinosaurs of that period with in them?
Earth scienceAsked by: Rodney Randall What part of geologic time is represented by dinosaurs? The ‘Age of Dinosaurs’ (the Mesozoic Era) included three consecutive geologic time periods (the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods). Different dinosaur species lived during each of these three periods. What periods and eras have dinosaur fossils? Dinosaurs appeared and disappeared during the
What would the average temperature be if there were no greenhouse effect from water vapor?
Earth scienceAsked by: Rodney Randall This process, the greenhouse effect, leads to a mean surface temperature that is 33 °C greater than it would be in its absence. If it were not for the greenhouse gas effect, Earth’s average temperature would be a chilly -18 °C. What would the temperature be without the greenhouse effect? ‘Greenhouse
How do the Andes get so high?
Earth scienceAsked by: Andrea Alvarez Can you live in the Andes? Scarce oxygen, cold temperatures, and intense ultraviolet radiation make the Andes a tough place to live. How did humans adapt to such heights? A new study of ancient and modern DNA suggests in some South American highlanders, the answer includes changes to their heart muscles.
Why do clouds sometimes form in “plumes”?
Earth scienceAsked by: Andrea Alvarez Why do clouds form around the sun? Heated by sunshine, the ground heats the air just above it. That warmed air starts to rise because, when warm, it is lighter and less dense than the air around it. As it rises, its pressure and temperature drop causing water vapor to condense.
How to strong winds cause baroclinic intensification in the upper ocean?
Earth scienceAsked by: Mark Odom What is a baroclinic process? Introduction. Baroclinic instability refers to a process by which perturbations draw energy from the mean flow potential energy. The conversions of energy are proportional to perturbation heat fluxes in both horizontal and vertical directions. What is Baroclinic atmosphere? An atmospheric state in which density depends upon
Modified blackbody model of earth. What is wrong with it?
Earth scienceAsked by: Mark Odom Does it seem reasonable that the earth’s atmosphere will allow the blackbody radiation to pass? NO. It is a result of warming of the Earth’s surface by the absorption and re-emission of IR radiation by molecules in the atmosphere. Is the Earth’s atmosphere a blackbody? The Earth’s atmosphere cannot be treated
How eluvial process determines the difference in colour of soil layers
Soil ScienceAsked by: Willie Russell Which soil horizon is dominated by eluvial processes? The E horizon, the zone of greatest eluviation, is very leached of clay, chemicals, and organic matter. Because the chemicals that color soil have been leached out, the E layer is very light in color. It usually occurs in sandy forest soils in