Geophysics

Tsunamis do not have a purpose in the traditional sense. They are natural phenomena caused by underwater disturbances like earthquakes, landslides, or volcanic eruptions. While they can have devastating impacts on coastal communities, they are simply a result of tectonic and geological processes.

Tsunamis usually occur after earth surface disturbances, (of course these disturbances can occur on land or under the sea). They are not seasonal and hence there isn't a time of year they are more likely to occur.

Some producers in Big Bend Country include ranchers raising cattle, sheep, and goats, as well as farmers growing crops like pecans, vegetables, and hay. The region's diverse landscape and climate support a variety of agricultural activities.

This statement is not accurate. Radiation is just one of three types of heat transfer, along with conduction and convection. Conduction involves heat transfer through direct contact, while convection involves heat transfer through the movement of fluids.

Caspian Sea

Inland salt lake between Europe and Asia, bordering Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Iran. With a basin 750 mi (1,200 km) long and up to 200 mi (320 km) wide and an area of 149,200 sq mi (386,400 sq km), it is the largest inland body of water in the world. Though it receives many rivers, including the volga-river, ural-river, and kura-river, the sea itself has no outlet. It was important as a commercial route in the premodern era, when it formed part of the Mongol-Baltic trade route for goods from Asia. It is now a major source of petroleum. Its numerous ports include Baku in Azerbaijan and Bandar-e Anzali and Bandar-e Torkaman in Iran.

Magnetic drift can be caused by changes in the Earth's magnetic field, variations in the solar wind interacting with the Earth's magnetosphere, and disturbances in the ionosphere. Other factors like geological processes and human-made magnetic fields can also contribute to magnetic drift.

Earthquakes occur when there is a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust. This release of energy is typically caused by the movement of tectonic plates along faults. The stress built up along the fault lines is released as seismic waves, resulting in an earthquake.

Christopher Columbus

The most infamous tsunami in recent history occurred on December 26, 2004, with the Indian Ocean Tsunami. Triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, it caused devastation across several countries and resulted in over 230,000 fatalities.

His theory is that all the continents were connected and made a super continent called Pangaea then eventually the moving of tectonic plates over the millions of years caused the continents moves apart.

Walter Elsasser proposed that magnetic field intensity saturates near an Elsasser number of one. The Elsasser number is \Lambda=\sigma B^2/\rho \Omega where \sigma is conductivity, \rho is density, and \Omega is the Earth's rotation rate. Elsasser scaling is setting \Lambda=1 so that the magnetic field scales as B=\sqrt{\rho\Omega/\sigma}.

• 2.1 Ancient Supercontinents
• 2.2 Ancient Plates & Cratons
  • 2.2.1 African Plate
  • 2.2.2 Antarctica Plate
  • 2.2.3 Eurasian Plate
  • 2.2.4 Indo-Australian Plate
  • 2.2.5 North American Plate
  • 2.2.6 South America

Rorke's Drift is a historic site located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is famous for the Battle of Rorke's Drift that took place during the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879. The battle was between British soldiers and Zulu warriors.

Yes, parked planes. I don't believe an earthquake caused tsunami has ever struck an airborne plane. These typically only rise a few meters out in the ocean. They surge higher over land, but still usually below treetop level--well below typical flying heights.

Water seeping into the ground can stop when the ground becomes saturated, when the water table is reached, or when the source of the water stops supplying it. It can also stop if the soil becomes impermeable due to compaction or other factors.

Lava flow is hot flowing lava that goes on for miles and destroys everything in its way.well,almost everything.

It is actually masses of molten rock that can pour from a volcano during an eruption. It bulldoses practically everything in its path!

Mumbai university today announced the TyBcom March 2009 timetable.

Exam will start from 23rd March.

Time Table TyBcom March 2009 http://www.mu.ac.in/tt/13.pdf

Source: http://90by2.blogspot.com/2009/01/tybcom-march-2009-timetable-mumbai.html

Stratified drift refers to sediment deposits arranged in distinct layers, typically left behind by glaciers or meltwater streams. These layers can vary in composition, size, and sorting based on the specific conditions during deposition.

People generally do not notice that the continents drift because they move so slowly. People do notice earthquakes and other natural disasters that are sometimes caused by the movement of the earth's tectonic plates.

A tributary valley that joins a main valley where the latter has been deepened, usually by glacial erosion, resulting in a steep drop from the floor of the tributary valley to the floor of the main valley. For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.

The Earth's interior is cooling down at a very slow rate, estimated to be around 100 degrees Celsius every billion years. The cooling process is mainly driven by heat escaping from the Earth's core through the mantle and crust. This gradual cooling has been ongoing since the formation of the Earth around 4.5 billion years ago.

The state of matter the outer core is, is liquid.

Tsunamis are not considered rare events, but their occurrence can vary depending on the location. Regions along the Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic activity is high, are more prone to tsunamis. While small tsunamis are common, large and destructive tsunamis are less frequent.