Posted on September 25, 2022 (Updated on July 9, 2025)
Is it possible for California to fall into the ocean?
Regional SpecificsAsked by: Kate Nasby No, California is not going to fall into the ocean. California is firmly planted on the top of the earth’s crust in a location where it spans two tectonic plates. Can California fall into the ocean from an earthquake? For those of us who live in inland areas of Southern California,
Posted on September 24, 2022 (Updated on July 9, 2025)
What are the branches of oceanography?
Regional SpecificsAsked by: Jorge Pierson Traditionally, we discuss oceanography in terms of four separate but related branches: physical oceanography, chemical oceanography, biological oceanography and geological oceanography. What are the five 5 branches of oceanography? The study of oceanography is divided into these five branches: Biological oceanography. Chemical oceanography. Geological oceanography. Physical oceanography. Paleoceanography. What are the
Posted on September 24, 2022 (Updated on July 9, 2025)
What is abrasion in glacial erosion?
Regional SpecificsAsked by: Amanda Rogers As a glacier flows downslope, it drags the rock, sediment, and debris in its basal ice over the bedrock beneath it, grinding it. This process is known as abrasion and produces scratches (striations) in bedrock surface. What is a glacial abrasion? Glacial abrasion is the surface wear achieved by individual clasts,
Posted on September 24, 2022 (Updated on July 9, 2025)
Is there a big earthquake coming to Alaska?
Regional SpecificsAsked by: Nora Johnson When did Alaska have a 7.1 earthquake? On November 30, 2018, at 8:29 a.m. AKST (17:29 UTC), a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Anchorage in South Central Alaska.2018 Anchorage earthquake. Damage to the Glenn Highway Local date November 30, 2018 Local time 08:29:28 AKST Magnitude 7.1 Mww Depth 46.7 km (29.0 mi)
Posted on September 24, 2022 (Updated on July 9, 2025)
Where is the world’s water found?
Regional SpecificsAsked by: Donald Hands the oceans Where is the worlds water found? Earth’s water is (almost) everywhere: above the Earth in the air and clouds, on the surface of the Earth in rivers, oceans, ice, plants, in living organisms, and inside the Earth in the top few miles of the ground. Where does the world’s
Posted on September 24, 2022 (Updated on July 9, 2025)
What does intrusive igneous mean?
Regional SpecificsAsked by: Kirk Wallace In geology, an igneous intrusion (or intrusive body or simply intrusion) is a body of intrusive igneous rock that forms by crystallization of magma slowly cooling below the surface of the Earth. What is the meaning of intrusive igneous rock? Intrusive, or plutonic, igneous rock forms when magma is trapped deep