Earth Sciences & Geology

If the global flood was true and the majority of the water came from inside the earth

wouldn`t it have collapsed the earth from all the weight and void areas where the water was?...(it says the water covered the highest mountains)-Yes, that certainly would have been a possibility. And

When will the world run short on water

The planet Earth has an abundance of water.However, I assume you mean potable water.Certain geographical areas will never run short but other, more arid areas will or already have run short.In those a

Rope leading out to sea, which starts on the beach

I found a big, thick rope, which started on the beach, and lead out to sea. What could it have been?-Probably one of those ropes you hoist a boat with to keep it in place- dock i think.

How are convection currents and magma related to the plate movement

My teacher started to explain this today in school but I got totally lost. Can someone please clarify? Thanks!-The transfer of heat via convection is the engine of plate tectonics. The plates move on

Columnar joints? Definition

What is the definition of columnar joints? (Geology)-Columnar jointing is a term used to describe the joint set pattern produced by the cooling of lava, although it can also be observed in thin layers

When two opposite electrical forces are near each other what will happen

The will attract. Have you ever heard of the saying Opposites attract. When you have the same forces they will repel. Hope this was what your looking for.-The will be attracted to one another. This is

Help! with this question 10 points

Our sun is considered average because its temperature and absolute magnitude place it in the middle range of the ____________ on the H-R diagram.-main sequence

How does terracing turn steep and mountainous areas into arable land

Terracing flattens out the land so that it can be easily tilled, watered and harvested.-I think it has a lot to do with exposing soil, and creating surfaces in which water can accumulate rather than r

If scientists wished to drill to the Moho, would it be better to drill on land or in the ocean? Why

The attempts to drill to the Moho were made on oceanic crust.The reason being is that the crust is thinner.We have not succeeded.

Are there any turbines in the oceans which produce power via currents

I think I heard about this somewhere but it may have just been a dream :o-The full-scale commercial system known as SeaGen which was installed in May 2008. here is a site... http://www.marineturbine

World (maybe) ending in 2013

i heard that 2012 is the end of the myan calander thats why they think it will end there but i heard in 2013 that there will be a solar wave from the sun and will strike earth and turn the sky red and

Will the temperature of water in the ocean affect the marine life

The Earths oceans contain an enormous array of diverse marine life, each one is settled in its own preferred climate where it receives the suitable nutrition and living conditions. Changing the temper

If the entire world burned, would there be adequate levels of oxygen with no surviving plant life

I have to do a research paper on Cormac McCarthys The Road, and I am trying to decide if any living thing could have survived the world wide destruction described in the book. I think that if the enti

Is there gonig to be an earthquake in kentucky tomorrow 4/28/2011

i live in northern kentucky and people at school keep that theres going to be an earthquake tomorrow! im really scared! and they said that its supposed to be huge!-Hunii, no one knows when or where th

Will the earths magnetic field flip in 2012

Does it flip suddenly or does it take thousands of years? Im not really clear on that.-For the magnetic field to flip, the field has to decrease to almost zero - then it could flip poles. It takes tho