Why does the author provide the information that “It is much easier for an icy body to differentiate than for a rocky one”? A. To support the claim that all of the big icy moons are differentiated B. To suggest that Callisto may be a rocky body rather than an icy one C. To expla...
Earth's crust is the planet's outermost layer. It is made of solid rock and sits on top of another layer, called the mantle. The mantle flows and stretches like bubble gum, while the crust above it cracks like hard candy. When it does, it releases energy in a burst, which causes th...
Why does the crust float on the mantle? Why does air resistance increase with speed? Why is the myelin sheath not continuous? Why does a mouse have fur? Why do crystalline solids have a sharp melting point? Suppose that a (small) charged conductor is connected to the ground. Explain why...
Why is the lower mantle solid? Why does the cotyledon stay underground? Why is air dense at sea level? Why does the adiabatic process occur? Why does hypoxia cause pulmonary hypertension? Why does BPG increase at high altitudes? Why is the cochlea so deep in the ear?
Does Hartmann's contain lactate? Hartmann's solutioncontains lactateto generate alkalising HCO3-ions and thus, as an alkalising solution, it does not cause an acidosis. Indeed, it can aid in reducing the risk of acidosis with the administration of large volumes in such patients. ...
The widely accepted three supercontinents discussed here does not include megacontinents like Gondwana, or highly disputed “supercontinent” like Pannotia [48], [49], [50] the existence of which has been challenged on both geological and paleomagnetic grounds (e.g., [3]). Previous 3-D geodyn...
the much warmer ice we know on Earth; at the temperatures of the outer solar system, ice on the surface is nearly as hard as rock, and behaves similarly.Ice on Callisto does not deform or flow like ice in glaciers on Earth.Callisto is unique among the planet-sized objects of the solar...
The character, magnitude, and timing of crustal stretching has important implications for the petroleum system particularly with respect to basin structuring, heat flow and source-rock distribution, quality, and maturity. Nowhere does understanding the crustal-stretching history have more importance than...
If the generation falls below the loss, how much volume of continental crust does the Earth's surface lose? In discussing this topic, plate tectonics that is similar to that of the present-day Earth is assumed to initiate in Hadean–Eoarchean (Harrison et al., 2005, Furnes et al., 2007...
So much of SSLP, on the other hand, is tied into Eminem’s particular personality and position. This makes Slim Shady inimitable; there aren’t many mainstream rappers complaining about their precarious minimum wage job, as Em does on "If I Had." (By the time of his next LP, Em had ...