Earth Sciences & Geology

If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become

It will Wet or Sink as simple as that-an orange stone. Hopefully in time it will become a coral reef with many colors, support life, provide homes for sealife, and also provide eye candy for S.C.U.B

What risks do volcanoes pose to humans

Im doing a school project and need to answer this question.-Many: - volcanoes met pyroclatic flows, a firey cloud of hot ash and gas that rolls down a mountainside and vaporizes or burns everything i

Why is the sky blue.....

just wondering (:-the sun emits different colors of light at different wavelengths and the gas in the atmosphere causes these to reflect or absorb to different extentsand blue is the one that is refle

Is the world ending October 21st

Harold Camping has now pushed the date back to this date, what do you think?-no. no one can say when the world is ending..trust me only god knows when hes comin.-If the world doesnt end on October 21s

Do you believe that our world will be destroyed?! In the near future.>.<

I think it really can happen. I mean our environment is worse and worse... O.o` Im worry! >.-i think it can happen. But i also believe that no one on this planet can predict when, why, or how the worl

Extracting iron from soil

So how exactly would I go about doing this?I know the soil on my land is particularly rich in iron (or at least something magnetic) as I can drag a strong magnet above the ground and have a lot of bla

Atheists and evolutionists, if Noah's flood didn't happen, then where did all of Earth's water come from

We have dozens and dozens of oceans rivers creeks lakes ponds and stuff that are chocked full of water.Where else could all of that water have come from?-Your kidding right? Your religion says that t

Describe the effects that urbanization has on the stream flow of a region

greater urbanisation, means greater surface run-off due to less infiltration and percolation. Therefore greater surface stream flow.

Did you know that we are loosing water RIGHT NOW THIS SECOND? WATER TOO IS DEPLETING LIKE OIL. PLEASE LOOK

okay to make cement you need water right? a gallon of water for every bag of cement mix that you use. (80lb cement bad that you get at home depot)That cement will never evaporate and we will never see

How did they cut diamonds

I read that diamonds were cut using diamond tipped blades, and using laser. How did they cut diamonds around 1 to 200 years ago?-Diamonds are cut using diamond dust. Here is a link to even earlier dia

What is mineral oil? What is the mineral in it

Could not get a straightforward answer even on MSDS sheets Yes it,s a hydrocarbon it,s an oil. And yes its baby oil if you add perfume. Thougt it had zinc or magnesium in it but could not verifty. Tha

Name two features you would expect to find on the floodplain of a widely meandering river near its mouth

Slow moving water, silting of the river due to the low flow rate, islands caused by silting and lots of foliage due to nutrients in the water. Large amounts of fish and bird life, an entire mini - eco

Describe the effects that urbanization has on the stream flow of a region

greater urbanisation, means greater surface run-off due to less infiltration and percolation. Therefore greater surface stream flow.

Do constructive boundaries only happen out at sea

Or can they occur anywhere?-Yes and NoI know of none today that do not extend somehow under water.Portions involving land are Iceland where the boundary constructed the land mass and Ethiopia where a

Geology quiz #1- are you a true geologist

Thought of starting a quiz in the Earth Science section mostly aimed at the sections top contributers. Only for fun guys so no mean stuff ok! Q1= what make chalk a suitable aquifer? Please no cheat