Explain the concept of isostasy
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: This is the term referring to the "float" of crustal plates above the plastic mantle. As mass is added to or subtracted from the crust, the altitude of the surface will respond because there is an equilibrium in the floating buoyancy.
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What was the main cause of death in the Tambora, Indonesia, eruption of 1815? What will be an ideal response?
What would happen if a new shipping channel was cut through a barrier island on the east coast of the
U.S. and lined with jetties where there is a strong southward longshore current? a. The shoreline on the north side would widen seaward, and the one on the south would erode and retreat landward. b. The shoreline on the south side would widen, and the one on the north would erode and retreat landward. c. Both shorelines would retreat. d. Neither shoreline would retreat. e. All of the barrier islands would disappear because of erosion.
Earth's inner core is liquid whereas its outer core is solid.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)