Explanation:
PLANETS
about 4.5 billion years ago, Earth formed when gravity pulled swirling gas and dust in to become the third planet from the Sun. Like its fellow terrestrial planets, Earth has a central core, a rocky mantle and a solid crust.
Surface
Like Mars and Venus, Earth has volcanoes, mountains and valleys. Earth's lithosphere, which includes the crust (both continental and oceanic) and the upper mantle, is divided into huge plates that are constantly moving. For example, the North American plate moves west over the Pacific Ocean basin, roughly at a rate equal to the growth of our fingernails. Earthquakes result when plates grind past one another, ride up over one another, collide to make mountains, or split and separate.
Earth's global ocean, which covers nearly 70 percent of the planet's surface, has an average depth of about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) and contains 97 percent of Earth's water. Almost all of Earth's volcanoes are hidden under these oceans. Hawaii's Mauna Kea volcano is taller from base to summit than Mount Everest, but most of it is underwater. Earth's longest mountain range is also underwater, at the bottom of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. It is four times longer than the Andes, Rockies and Himalayas combined.
Atmosphere
Near the surface, Earth has an atmosphere that consists of 78 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen, and 1 percent other gases such as argon, carbon dioxide and neon. The atmosphere affects Earth's long-term climate and short-term local weather and shields us from much of the harmful radiation coming from the Sun. It also protects us from meteoroids, most of which burn up in the atmosphere, seen as meteors in the night sky, before they can strike the surface as meteorites.
Moons
Earth is the only planet that has a single moon. Our Moon is the brightest and most familiar object in the night sky. In many ways, the Moon is responsible for making Earth such a great home. It stabilizes our planet's wobble, which has made the climate less variable over thousands of years.
the melting of ice in antarctica and greenland change the oceans in more than one ways decribe any change the you know about
Answer: -
Explanation:
Rapid glacial melt in Antarctica and Greenland also influences ocean currents, as massive amounts of very cold glacial-melt water entering warmer ocean waters is slowing ocean currents. And as ice on land melts, sea levels will continue to rise.
In 1914, the Philippines was under the control of which country?
A. Great Britain
B. France
C. Spain
D. United States
Answer:
The United States
Explanation:
Answer:
D. United States
Explanation:
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Scott moved from Florida to Michigan in January, and he thinks it’s freezing! Why is it so much colder in Michigan than it is in Florida during the winter?
Answer:
Flordia is closer to the equator then Michigan which makes flordia slightly hotter. Also its more to the south east which mean its pretty warm and humid there. Michigan is like all the way to the north and it’s techinalcly closer to one of the poles So c o l d.
2. Is the noon Sun ever directly overhead in Los Angeles, California (34° N)? If not, on which day of the year is the noon Sun highest in the sky here? Lowest?
Answer:
The Sun in Los Angels is never directly overhead, it is the highest on June 21 and lowest on December 21.
Explanation:
The Sun has a different effect and intensity at different latitudes. This is due to Earth's inclination which is at 23.5 degrees, meaning that the areas north and south of the Equator between 0 and 23.5 degrees are the ones that receive direct sunlight, while the rest of the planet doesn't.
Los Angeles, by being at 34 degrees North, is out of the zone where it can get direct sunlight. Considering it is in the Northern Hemisphere, the Sun is highest in the sky on the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, on June 21. The Sun is the lowest in the sky on the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, on December 21.
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1. Why is altitude important when looking at ecosystems? 2. Why is latitude important when looking at ecosystems?
Answer:
An ecosystem is a natural system that consists of organisms and their abiotic environment, and the interactions between the two, within a defined geographic space.
An ecosystem is a natural system that consists of living organisms and their plant, climatic and geographical environment, delimited within a specific space in which they interact and interrelate with each other.
In the concept of ecosystem, the geographical location is very important, as the context of it will develop in a very different way given the climatic and geographical conditions of the place: for example, a desert has very different conditions than a jungle; the animals that live there are totally different, as are the vegetation and other characteristics of the environment.
Thus, the altitude and latitude of a certain place decisively affect said environment, affecting the conditions of the ecosystem: the further from the equator or higher the ecosystem is, for example, it will be colder, with which the life that develops there it should be adapted to that context.
how a landmass affects typhoon? explain.
Answer:
It makes the typhoon dissipate.
Explanation:
Typhoons are created in water where wind blows in areas of the ocean where the water's warm. If the typhoon goes near land then the water starts to lose its rotation because it's disturbed by land.
Example: if you have ever twirled a spoon inside a cup you would see a typhoon shaped Circle start to form inside the cup. If you put something solid and big enough inside the cup it will stop the formation.
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How does clean water get to our homes, schools, and business communities?
Answer:
Groundwater comes from rain and snow that seeps into the ground. ... Water is pumped, both from groundwater or surface water sources, into pipes or tanks. The pipes eventually lead to our homes, schools, businesses, and any place where you can turn on the tap and drink water. Most people in the U.S
Explanation:
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Answer:
water is collected from sources and is sent to filtration plants. once filtered, the water is sent through piped all throughout the city
what I the 6th State of the United states
what I the 6th State of the United states
Vocabulary matching match each term on the right to the correct definition
Answer:
A2 B3 C1 D4
Explanation:
Edge 2021 (World History I think the question was from)
This layer of soil has the highest proportion of organic material.
Answer:
The answer is topsoil.
Explanation:
Also called the A horizon, this layer has the highest proportion of organic material.
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