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3 years ago

25. What climate-related factors are transported globally by winds?

Geography

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Alex777 [14]3 years ago

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Answer:

Surface Currents

Surface waters of the Earth's ocean are moved primarily by winds. The sun's energy drives the major wind systems of the atmosphere. Because of Earth's spherical shape, the surface is heated unequally. The result is global wind patterns, which cause winds to blow across the oceans.

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All of the following are examples of human-environment interactions except:

Trava [24]

Answer:

D. Precipitation

Explanation:

Human environment interactions are interactions between humans and the environment.

Let’s examine each answer choice.

A. Dams are barriers that are built to stop water. Humans build them, so it is a human environment interaction.

B. Farms are plots of land humans use to raise crops and animals. Therefore, they are human environment interactions.

C. Irrigation is a way to water crops. Humans build them. They are human environment interactions.

D. Precipitation is rain, snow, hail and more. Humans can’t control it, so it is not a human environment interaction.

Therefore, the best answer is D. Precipitation.

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Where are volcanoes and earthquakes likely to occur?

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B. Topic is under plate tectonics and involves divergence,convergence and transform plate boundary:)

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3 years ago

Which of the following lithospheric plates is not included among the seven largest

kompoz [17]

Answer:

Yes? The Philippine plate is not included among the seven largest lithospheric plates.

Explanation:

It is not included, but it is a very large lithospheric plate. (I don't understand how this is a question, but, it's correct)

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3 years ago

Major events in trassic period

Yuri [45]

Answer:

Both the start and the end of the Triassic period is marked by some really interesting and important events. Major events were:

1. The major extinction event

2. Splitting of Pangaea

3. Expansion of animal life

4. Massive change and rejuvenation (appearance of Mammals)

Explanation:

The Triassic is a geologic period and system which took place 251 to 199 million years ago. The Triassic is the first and shortest period of the Mesozoic Era.

1. The major extinction event

Triassic period (and the Mesozoic era) didn’t exactly have such a glorious start. Violent volcanic eruptions, climate change, a fatal run-in with a comet/asteroid had set off the extinction of more than 90% of Earth’s species.

2. Splitting of Pangaea

By the start of the Triassic, Pangaea was already formed as a supercontinent shaped like a giant C. Almost as soon as the supercontinent formed, it started cracking. By the end of the Triassic period, 199 million years ago, tectonic forces had started splitting the supercontinent in two (Laurasia in the north and Gondwana in the south). The ocean called Tethys filled the “C” and that’s how the splitting of Pangaea started. Interesting thing to know is that earlier failed attempts of splitting formed rift valleys in North America and Africa that are today very rich in the best preserved fossils of Triassic life.

3. Expansion of animal life

There is a long list of animals that existed or first appeared in the Triassic period.

The oceans were filled with the coiled-shelled ammonites, mollusks, and sea urchins that survived the Permian extinction and were quickly diversifying. The first corals appeared! Although, some other reef-building organisms were already present.

Other amazing creatures were: dolphin-shaped ichthyosaurus, plesiosaurus, fish, ancient squid, phytoplankton (two of the major groups still in the ocean today first appeared), frogs, salamanders, crocodiles, turtles, snakes, pterosaurs (a group of flying reptiles), moss, ferns, spiders, scorpions, centipedes (thrived), grasshoppers (first appeared), etc. As I said, the list is very long.

4. Massive change and rejuvenation (appearance of Mammals)

Last but definitely not least characteristic of the Triassic is that it was the time of tremendous change and rejuvenation. Life that survived the so-called Great Dying repopulated the planet and gave rise to new creatures, such as rodent-size mammals and the first dinosaurs.

Perhaps the biggest changes came with the evolution of dinosaurs and the first mammals in the late Triassic, starting around 230 million years ago (Eozostrodon, Coelophysis, Plateosaurus)

The Triassic finished in the same way it began. Something, perhaps a volcanic belch or an asteroid collision caused another mass extinction. Dinosaurs, however, survived and went on to dominate the Jurassic. And the rest is history. :)

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4 years ago

As a developing country reaches the status of industrialized, what happens to the birth rate?

Maslowich

The birth rates increases because their will be more goods and more money to give birth.

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