Why do trees require so much more moisture to survive than grass?

Q: Why does soil tend to be deepest on flat land?

A: Soil: The word soil has been derived from Latin word 'Solum' which means "floor". Soil is the thin s...

Q: Why doesn’t subduction take place in a continental plate collision zone?

A: Subduction is the process of a collision between the two tectonic plates which are of the heavier an...

Q: What are the three heat zones on the Earth? Explain any one of them with the help of a labelled Heat...

A: Introduction As we all know that the Earth is Geoid or in common spherical in shape. This results in...

Q: In this post discuss how climate change is affecting glaciers today and the resulting effects and in...

A: Glaciers are a clear indicator of climate change. Glacier mass balance, length, and snowmelt runoff ...

Q: Describe the positions of the sun, Moon, and earth that produce the highest high tides and the lowes...

A: Two high tides, as well as two low tides every day, are observed in most areas, but not in everyplac...

Q: Define sedimentary rocks. Name and explain any three types of sedimentary rocks?

A: Introduction There are three distinct types of rocks found in nature, viz. Igneous rocks, Sedimentar...

Q: geographic feature

A: According to the map, it shows a geographic feature that is said to be the river valley civilization...

Q: Explain why the trade winds and the antitrade winds blow in opposite directions?

A: The trade words or easterlies are east to west moving winds. These winds blow from the equatorial re...

Q: What is the main effect of weathering on the landscape? of mass wasting?

A: Weathering is defined as the process of break down rock into small and minute fragments that lead to...

Q: Most of the carbon at or near Earth’s surface is not involved in any short-term cycling. Explain.

A: The short term cycling of carbon is cyclic of carbon dioxide by plants by the process of photosynthe...

Q: What is not a characteristic of southern Mesopotamia geography

A: It is assumed that the Sumerian civilization first took shape in southern Mesopotamia approximately ...

Q: What is the importance of geography? Explain why we should learn and teach geography.

A: According to National Geographic, geography is the "study of places and relationships between people...

Q: On which days of the year do the vertical rays of the Sun strike the equator?

A: The equator of earth is located at 0 degrees, it is also called the great circle. The sun's short wa...

Q: Which are aspects of the geologic theory of uniformity? Select all that apply.     The Eart...

A: The term Uniformitarianism is often oversimplified when it is claimed in geological textbooks that t...

Q: Explain why so few remaining samples of these early rocks remain

A: The scraping of giant chunks of the Earth's outer layer responsible for swallowing volcanoes, crippl...

Q: What is meant by the term precipitation variability?

A: PRECIPITATION: Microscopic droplets join together and grow in size when they become heavy and clouds...

Q: Why is it impossible for a map of the world to portray Earth as accurately as can be done with a glo...

A: The representation of Earth in the form of drawing in two dimensional pattern is a map. Only selecte...

Q: A hot, dry day in the arizona desert 115°f to celsius degrees ?

A: Introduction To convert Fahrenheit into Celsius, we need to use the following formula: (32°F − 32) ×...

Q: 1) What factors will determine how much CO2 humans add to the atmosphere in the future? 2) Where wil...

A: 1)Scientists believe that human activities have been the main cause of the reported increase in ambi...

Q: What are soil separates?

A: SOIL: The word soil has been derived from Latin word 'Solum' which means "floor". Soil is the thin s...

Q: What is a great circle? A small circle? Provide examples of both.

A: GREAT CIRCLE: A Great circle is a section of sphere and the plane of the section passes through the ...

Q: Is ozone the most abundant gas in the stratospheric ozone layer? explain.

A: OZONE (STRATOSPHERE LAYER):  Yes, ozone is the most abundant gas in ozone layer or stratospheric lay...

Q: Which of the following is true about land vegetation 20,000 years ago compared to today?     ...

A: The period of 20,000 years is considered to be the period of the last glacial maximum in which the e...

Q: What does the name of a biome tell you about the landscapes of that area?

A: A biome is indeed a vast field of forest, soil, climate and fauna. There are five main biomes: aquat...

Q: Rocks that are acidic rocks such as granite used for what purpose of work?

A: Introduction Any rock is an acidic rock if it is either siliceous or having a high content of silica...

Q: Briefly define the following terms: zone of aeration, zone of saturation, groundwater.

A: Aeration is the process by which the air is circulated, mixed, and dissolved in a liquid. It also re...