Recent Earth Sciences Questions

• What are some characteristics of the tundra?

  1 hr 21 min ago - Extremely cold climate, low biotic diversity, simple vegetati...

• What desert is a desert of red sand?

  1 hr 25 min ago - Namib Desert The desert is long and stretches from South Afri...

• What is the temperature of a volcano?

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• Why are the equatorial currents in the Atlantic Ocean more unorganized and less distinct than those in the Pacific?

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• When can the relative age of rock can be determined by the types of fossils found in the rock?

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• If the pacific plate stopped moving what would happen to the island of Hawaii?

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• What country are the Himalayas in?

  1 hr 32 min ago - The Himalayas are in the country of Nepal. They include over ...

• What is the most karats a diamond can have?

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• How tall is mm how tall is mount evrest?

  1 hr 40 min ago - Mount Everest also called Qomolangma Peak is the tallest moun...

• What two ingredients can I use to make an erupting volcano?

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• What is the combination for the rocks to get the spell breaker in Skyrim?

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• What depth would movement along a foulard likely occur in earthquakes that cause the most damage?

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• What is the biggest diamond ever?

  1 hr 45 min ago - On January 25, 1905, at the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South A...

• Is shale a sedimentary rock?

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• What is a cirque? In terms of ice erosion?

  1 hr 54 min ago - A cirque is a bowl-shaped, steep-walled mountain basin carved...

• What vitamin comes from the sun?

  1 hr 54 min ago - Vitamin D is the only vitamin that comes from the Sun, soak u...

• Is basalt a sedimentary rock?

  1 hr 55 min ago - No, basalt is a mafic igneous rock from the top of Bowen's Re...

• How did a rock get its name?

  1 hr 55 min ago - English has two words rock, both of uncertain origin. The old...

• What determines the size of a mineral crystal formed from magma?

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• How does a trench form?

  1 hr 56 min ago - They are formed at boundaries where one plates subducts under...

• What elements are most abundant on the earths crust?

  1 hr 57 min ago - The most abundant element in the earth's crust is Oxygen with...

• What is the strongest mineral on earth?

  1 hr 59 min ago - Diamonds are the hardest mineral known to man - the only thin...

• What was the name of the continent before it seperated into 7?

  2 hr 1 min ago - Pangea is the name of the Super continent that consisted of t...

• What is an Italian volcano?

  2 hr 5 min ago - Mount Vesuvius is a volcano in southern Italy known for buryi...

• What is the most likely cause of the major damage that the reef system is experiencing?

  2 hr 7 min ago - Scuba divers and fishing can damage the reef system.

• What is the most common element in the Earth's crust?

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• Which of the following invertebrates thrived in shallow seas during the Devonian?

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• What is continental crust?

  2 hr 11 min ago - The layer of the earth that underlies the continents and cont...

• Is kabuki a type of music or drama?

  2 hr 12 min ago - Kabuki is traditional Japanese popular drama with singing and...

• When was the last time Mount Rainer erupted?

  2 hr 12 min ago - Geologic evidence shows that Mount Rainier has erupted at lea...

• Is Mount Rainier a volcano?

  2 hr 13 min ago - Mount Rainier is an active volcano that first erupted about h...

• What does crust mean?

  2 hr 15 min ago - It means the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf o...

• How do you make chalk?

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• What is a major land form in Greece?

  2 hr 18 min ago - Occupying the southern most part of the Balkan Peninsula, Gre...

• Where are humid tropical climates located and why are they humid?

  2 hr 18 min ago - Humid tropical climates are located close to the equator such...

• What is the majority of land forms in California?

  2 hr 20 min ago - Some major landforms of California are the Sierra Nevada moun...

• What are the major faults in california?

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• What was the first continent on the earth?

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• What is the difference between glaciers and iceburgs?

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• What is the highest mountain in california?

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