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define the plate tectonics
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What is a tectonic plate?
A tectonic plate (also called lithospheric plate) is a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere. Plate size can vary greatly, from a few hundred to thousands of kilometers across; the Pacific and Antarctic Plates are among the largest. Plate thickness also varies greatly, ranging from less than 15 km for young oceanic lithosphere to about 200 km or more for ancient continental lithosphere (for example, the interior parts of North and South America).
How do these massive slabs of solid rock float despite their tremendous weight? The answer lies in the composition of the rocks. Continental crust is composed of granitic rocks which are made up of relatively lightweight minerals such as quartz and feldspar. By contrast, oceanic crust is composed of basaltic rocks, which are much denser and heavier. The variations in plate thickness are nature's way of partly compensating for the imbalance in the weight and density of the two types of crust. Because continental rocks are much lighter, the crust under the continents is much thicker (as much as 100 km) whereas the crust under the oceans is generally only about 5 km thick. Like icebergs, only the tips of which are visible above water, continents have deep "roots" to support their elevations.
Most of the boundaries between individual plates cannot be seen, because they are hidden beneath the oceans. Yet oceanic plate boundaries can be mapped accurately from outer space by measurements from GEOSAT satellites. Earthquake and volcanic activity is concentrated near these boundaries. Tectonic plates probably developed very early in the Earth's 4.6-billion-year history, and they have been drifting about on the surface ever since-like slow-moving bumper cars repeatedly clustering together and then separating.
Like many features on the Earth's surface, plates change over time. Those composed partly or entirely of oceanic lithosphere can sink under another plate, usually a lighter, mostly continental plate, and eventually disappear completely. This process is happening now off the coast of Oregon and Washington. The small Juan de Fuca Plate, a remnant of the formerly much larger oceanic Farallon Plate, will someday be entirely consumed as it continues to sink beneath the North American Plate.
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why is latitude measured in degrees?
Answer: It runs east-west all the way around Earth. Lines of latitude describe positions north and south of the Equator. Lines of latitude are measured in degrees (°). ... The North Pole is 90° north (N), and the South Pole is 90° south (S).
Os mapas apresentados na figura mostram a expansão da produção de soja no território brasileiro, possível em razão dos incrementos tecnológicos descritos no texto. Da análise de ambos, é possível inferir que a aplicação da tecnologia na produção de soja no Brasil impulsionou o/a A) direcionamento da produção para áreas tradicionalmente ocupadas pela produção de café. B) concentração da produção em latifúndios nas regiões norte e nordeste do território brasileiro. C) concorrência com a exploração mineral desenvolvida nos estados de Mato Grosso, Goiás e Pará. D) direcionamento da ocupação para o Centro-Oeste brasileiro e para a fronteira com a região Norte do país. E) expansão da produção por áreas de dominio dos mares de morros e vegetação de Mata Atlântica. 6
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The maps presented in the figure show the expansion of soy production in the Brazilian territory, possible due to the technological increments described in the text. From the analysis of both, it is possible to infer that the application of technology in the production of soybeans in Brazil boosted the A) direction of production to areas traditionally occupied by coffee production. B) concentration of production in large estates in the north and northeast regions of the Brazilian territory. C) competition with mineral exploration carried out in the states of Mato Grosso, Goiás and Pará. D) direction of occupation to the Brazilian Midwest and to the border with the North region of the country. E) expansion of production in areas dominated by hilly seas and Atlantic Forest vegetation. 6
What island is located at 5° 52' 42" N, 162° 4' 8" W?
Answer: Kiribati
Explanation:
in what hemisphere do most microstates appear
Answer:
I'd say Eastern because most of them are found in Europe.
Deformation of Earth’s crust means that it has changed form by bending, tilting, and/or breaking. What might be an example of deformation of Earth’s crust in California?
In California, an example of deformation of Earth’s crust are earthquakes because the crust breaks, which makes it open to the lithosphere and asthenosphere.
What is deformation?Deformation can be defined as a geological process that typically causes a change in the form of Earth’s crust, especially in the following ways:
BendingTiltingBreakingIn this context, an example of deformation of Earth’s crust in California are earthquakes because the crust breaks, which makes it open to the lithosphere and asthenosphere.
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If it is 9:00 a.m. at Prime meridian (Greenwich meridian). What time is it in Kigali located at 30 degrees East?
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Kigali is the capital of Rwanda, a small African nation surrounded by the DRC, Uganda, Tanzania, and Burundi.
The Prime Meridian has a longitude of 0°. Each time zone takes up 15° of longitude. Since 15×2=30, Kigali is going to be 2 time zones ahead of Greenwich. Why ahead?
Well, the Earth rotates counter clockwise, so if you look at the Earth from above, the parts in the East will rotate towards the Sun first, so they will experience sunrise and sunset before the other parts, so Kigali is ahead, not behind.
So, two hours ahead of 9:00 a.m. is going to be 11 a.m. in Kigali.
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Answer:
1) Antarctica, Greenland and most of the continents are all distorted as per their small size.
2) the longitude lines are curved
4 North America is much larger on the globe than on the map
What are the four general characteristics of a state?
Answer:
territory, population, government, and sovereignty.
Explanation:
10 ways how man can use the environment around him
1. we use environment around us for oxygen .
2. we use enviornment for proper ecological balance.
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Q: "A wave of change" and "Change is possible", these are the two terms used now a days with reference to pollution in the oceans.
Answer:
that's just the topic what's the question?
Explanation:
it doesn't ask anything
Why does most of the Canadian population live close to the border
between the United States and Canada? Each response must be one
paragraph of 5-10 complete sentences. :( and Why is the United States Canada’s #1 trading partner?
Answer:
A narrow area of land in Canada is inhabitable because just because it is just so cold. The land is also much more fertile, so people settle there for farming. Canada also consumes the majority of the North Pole, so it's basically another reason why it's so cold. It is the also our largest foreign supplier of crude oil. Canada's proven reserves of crude oil totals 167.7 billion barrels.
Explanation:
In order to receive a structural adjustment loan, a nation might have to do all of the following except __________.
name two obtuse vertical singles
Answer:
so a obtuse angle is a triangle or what ever figure made out of rays and line segments and etc. and its is a 180 degree figure so if your talking about a A,B,C,D,E,F figure then the two obtuse angles will be
Explanation:
Used today by much of the world, the Gregorian calendar is based on
A. the ancient Hebrew calendar.
B. the Islamic calendar.
C. the cycles of the moon.
D. the movement of Earth around the sun.
Answer:
D
Explanation:
a 365-day common year divided into 12 months pf irregular lengths
what are the effects of coastal erosion?
True Or False - Rivers flow faster on gentle slopes, and are unable to transport any material downslope? - Provide Reason/Explain your answer.
Answer:
true
Explanation:
The velocity of a river is determined by many factors, including the shape of its channel, the gradient of the slope that the river moves along, the volume of water that the river carries and the amount of friction caused by rough edges within the riverbed
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Question 1.
The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Orissa (Now Odisha)
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Tripura
Question 2.
The eastern most longitude of India is
(a) 97°25’E
(b) 68°7′ E
(c) 77°6’E
(d) 82°32’E
Question 3.
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim have common frontiers with
(a) China
(b) Bhutan
(c) Nepal
(d) Myanmar
Question 4.
If you intend to visit Kavarati during your summer vacations, which one of the following Union Territories of
India you will be going to?
(a) Puducherry
(b) Lakshadweep
(c) Andaman & Nicobar
(d) Diu and Daman
Question 5.
My friend hails from a country which does not share land boundary with India. Identify the country.
(a) Bhutan
(b) Tajikistan
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Nepal
Question 6.
How many states and Union Territories does India have?
(a) India has 26 States and 7 Union Territories
(b) India has 25 States and 7 Union Territories
(c) India has 28 States and 7 Union Territories
(d) India has 28 States and 6 Union Territories
Question 7.
Which line divides India into approximately two equal parts?
(a) Equator
(b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) Tropic of Capricorn
(d) None of these
Question 8.
What is the position of India in the world in respect of area?
(a) 8th position
(b) 7th position
(c) 6th position
(d) 2nd position
Question 9.
Which meridian is fixed as a Standard Meridian of India?
(a) 82½° E
(b) 84½° E
(c) 86° E
(d) 81° E
Question 10.
The latitudinal extent of India lies between
(a) 7° 5′ N and 26° 5′ N
(b) 8° 4′ N and 37° 6′ N
(c) 12° 5′ N and 27° 5′ N
(d) 12° 5′ N and 37° 6′ N
Question 11.
Tropic of Cancer passes through which of these states
(a) Orissa
(b) Tripura
(c) Bihar
(d) Punjab
Question 12.
Which of the following longitudes is selected as the Standard Meridian for India?
(a) 68°7′E
(b) 82°30′E
(c) 97°25′E
(d) 23°30′N
Question 13.
Which of the following is the oldest route of contact between India and other countries of the world?
(a) Ocean routes
(b) Maritime contact
(c) Land routes
(d) Air routes
Question 14.
How many states and Union Territories are there in India?
(a) 28 states and 7 Union Territories including Delhi
(b) 23 States and 12 Union Territories
(c) 26 states and 9 Union Territories
(d) 30 States and 5 Union Territories
Question 15.
India achieved multi-faceted socio-economic progress during which of the following periods?
(a) Since ancient times
(b) During medieval period
(c) In the 21st century
(d) During the last five decades
Question 16.
Which of the following is the longitudinal extent of India?
(a) 8°4′N and 37°6′N
(b) 68°7′N and 97°25′E
(c) 68°7′E and 97°25′W
(d) 8°4′E and 37°6′E
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Marshall lives 2300 yards from school and 1500 yards from the pharmacy. The school, pharmacy, and his home are all collinear, as shown in the figure.
Answer:
yes they are
Explanation:
Answer:
800 yd
Explanation:
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A formal region defines an area in which
what kind of indicator is the level of air pollution in a city
Answer:
the car and tracks and industries polution
Q. 2 Type of farming practiced on small patches of land 1. Intensive farming 2. Subsistence farming 3. Commercial farming 4. Primitive farming
Answer:
4.
Explanation:
4. Primitive farming
how were the continents formed.
please I want short answer
Answer:
About 480 million years ago, most continents were scattered chunks of land lying along or south of the Equator.
Describe how technology “shrinks the world” using the time-space compression model.
The development of technology, such as the internet and the means of transport, made it possible for human beings to communicate and move more quickly, which generated the globalized environment we know today.
Globalization is a phenomenon that has "shrunk the world" by reducing geographic distances and communication between people from different countries.
This facilitated greater economic and social interaction between countries in search of significant advantages, such as cost reduction in an organization and immigration opportunities to improve the quality of life in a social sphere.
The integration of countries made possible by technological development then enables us to understand space-time, as it intensified the form of relationship between people from different countries, and created a multicultural environment where there is the sharing of information, culture, knowledge, of economy, etc.
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6. The relationship between a law and a theory is (2 points)
1 laws are based on complex theories.
2 laws become theories.
3 theories all become laws.
4 theories never become laws. theories can become laws.
Answer:
am not sure of what to choose from these options above so i maybe helped a explaining a bit
Explanation:
A law predicts what happens while a theory proposes why. A theory doesn't become a law with even enough explanation. A law is the description of an observed phenomenon. It doesn't explain why the phenomenon exists or what causes it. The explanation of a phenomenon is called a theory. It is a misconception that theories turn into laws. theories are theories and laws are laws
Question 2
10 pts
Geographers use data from satellite imagery to study Earth's natural and
human processes.
D True
False
Question 3
10 pts
Answer:
D. true
Explanation:
........... study Earth natural and human processes
You find yourself traveling to a new country that has different customs. What can you do to adapt and learn from the experience? Check all that apply. A. Ask questions B. Talk about yourself C. Observe D. Watch your favorite shows
Answer:
Both A and C
Explanation:
Your learning about that place from others, talking about yourself doesn't help you learn something about a different place and watching fave tv shows doesn't guarantee to have anything to do with that specific place. :)