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An absolute threshold is the smallest detectable level of a stimulus. For example, in an experiment on sound detention, researchers may present a sound with varying levels of volume. The smallest level that a participant is able to hear is the
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Hi Mica-x. Yes there are many lakes in the rocky mountain region. The Rocky Mountain National Park situated in Colorado itself has around 150 lakes. Among them some famous are Bear Lake and Grand Lake. Just visit the source of my information and
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No, the Mercalli intensity scale (I-XII) measures (qualitatively) the intensity of shaking. (Moment) magnitude is a mathematical measure of shaking based on seismographs and the amount of fault that moved.
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Yes, by a very small amount. It's like walking up an escalator vs. walking down it. You have the motion of the earth working with you instead of against you. The argument of the moving nowhere when walking up an escalator only works if you walk at
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No. Black smokers are associated with mid-oceanic ridges, areas of active sea floor spreading. As basalt rises from the mantle it comes in contact with sea water, transferring ions from basalt to the water. Deep sea trenches are where oceanic
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earthquakes are generally caused by the plates moving together. sometimes they get hung on one another and when they finally break and move, they move enough to create a massive earthquake different types of faults make different strength of
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Mitigation of global warming involves taking actions aimed at reducing the extent of global warming. This is in contrast to adaptation to global warming which involves taking action to minimize the effects of global warming. Scientific consensus on
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It would take a major shift in the way people run their lives...learning how to reuse articles or shopping bags, using cloth diapers, etc..In our disposable, throwaway society, it's probably not very realistic to expect much improvement in reducing
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At subduction zones, one tectonic plate slides under another. When this happens, the rock that goes under generates heat and it melts. As this happens, the fluidity of the melting rock and water in some cases make the plates slippy, and when they
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The Canadian province of Alberta, is sometimes referred to as Canada's oil tank because of the vast stores of oil in the tar sands along the Athabasca River basin.
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