Why is El Niño commonly referred to as El NiñoSouthern Oscillation (ENSO)?

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Q: In a simple answer what makes the lithospheric plates move in different directions?

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Q: 1) What evidence indicates a cooler climate in Europe and nearby regions during the Little Ice Age? ...

A: ANSWER (1): The little ice age is a period between 1300 and 1870, as a consequence European faced co...

Q: Distinguish between Earth’s rotation and its revolution.

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Q: What processes are involved in warming and cooling Earth’s surface and atmosphere?

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A: Introduction Law of superposition, a significant standard of stratigraphy expressing that inside a g...

Q: Distinguish between GPS and GIS (geographic information systems).

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Q: Why is chemical weathering faster in the Eastern Andes than in the Amazon lowlands?

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Q: What is the difference between the atmospheres of Venus and Earth?

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A: Rare earth minerals are a suite of 17 elements mined in the earth's crust, with names such as cerium...

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Q: Plate Tectonics Do Planet Earth’s tectonic plates really move at the speed of a fingernail?

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