Answer: Because sand dunes protect inland areas from swells, tides, and winds, they must be protected and defended like national treasures. A strong and healthy beach dune is a powerful antidote against coastal erosion. The ocean and the wind can have an unpredictable, destructive force on coastal regions.
Answer: A. Beyond
Explanation:
The prefix extra in this contest means beyond. That means that a beyond solar planet is outside solar and something that is beyond terrestrial which means something outside of Earth.
B, C, and D are incorrect answers because they are not fitting into the context of the sentence.
Answer:
1. A
2. One side of the Earth is facing the sun, while another isn't.
3. The Earth is tilted on it's axis which is how we experience seasons.
4. 2 since it's directly across from the sun but is still facing the sun.
5. The Northern hemisphere since the intensity of the sun is slightly greater than 3.
6. Michigan experiences Winter while Argentina experiences Summer because they are on the opposite sides of the world. Argentina has the most intensity of light from the sun compared to Michigan, the seasons rely on the tilt of the Earth on it's axis.
Explanation:
Answer:
1. Continental-continental convergence are both <em>continental crust</em> plates.
2. Buoyancy basically means these plates are light float on top of the Asthenosphere.
Explanation:
1. To go a little more into detail, this type of convergence ocurrs when two plates made of continental crust (not oceanic) collide. In the case of ocean-continent convergence, the denser oceanic crust sinks underneath the lighter continental crust.
In this scenario, we have two plates, neither of which want to sink, so instead of going down they just crumple and fold and keep colliding. This collision creates very high mountain ranges such as the Himalaya and usually doesn't contain any volcanic activity because no magma is capable of penetrating through so much crustal material.
2. As for why continental crust is buoyant and doesn't sink has much to do with its composition. Continental crust is made mostly of silicate material. This is very different from oceanic crust which is made of basaltic rocks and is therefore heavier. The term buoyancy refers to the 'floating action' of the continental crust on top of the uppermost mantle.
