FN Normal force Perpendicular (i.e. normal) to the surface. Equal to whatever force is needed to prevent the object from falling through the floor. Use the FBD recipe to find FN . FT Tension In direction of the rope or string (away from the object).
When two plates collide, mountains start forming. The plates push on each other, "curving" the edges. The taller the mountain, the longer the plates have been colliding.
The geography of places is influenced by the degree to which humans have impacted their local environment. Movement: Humans Interacting on the Earth. ... This movement is inherently geographic, whether it is by telecommunications or ship. Regions: How They Form and Change. The essential geographic feature is the region.
When an El Niño kicks in. During an El Niño, the trade winds weaken in the central and western Pacific. Surface water temperatures off South America warm up, because there is less upwelling of the cold water from below to cool the surface.