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Is there a way to intuitively explain that the North of Sweden is closer to Australia than the South?

answered Sep 21, 2023 at 23:57

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If the Earth's core were made up of copper/other metals other than iron-nickel alloy, what would the magnetosphere be like?

answered Oct 15, 2023 at 22:04

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Why is latent heat of water vapor included in specific enthalpy of moist air?

answered Nov 4, 2023 at 11:23

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Why does relative vorticity in spherical coordinates have an extra term as compared to the usual cartesian derivation?

answered Nov 11, 2023 at 10:56

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When does the International Date Line concept break down?

answered Nov 14, 2023 at 23:59

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Why are ionic bonds considered the "dominant" type in minerals?

answered Nov 24, 2023 at 13:22

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How is the difference in crust and mantle composition explained?

answered Jan 14 at 15:47

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What is a general formula for Earth gravity as a function of radius, given a spherical shell model?

answered Aug 10, 2023 at 23:41

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When the Earth was hit by a meteor in Jurassic era, did it change its orbit or not?

answered Jan 18 at 19:00

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Does carbon dioxide naturally freeze on Earth?

answered Apr 1 at 19:49

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If I could drill a hole into the mantle, would it form a volcano?

answered Aug 9, 2021 at 23:44

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Which ocean evaporates the most water per surface area?

answered May 16, 2021 at 21:37

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How much does the gravitational and magnetic fields of a planet effect the chemistry in it?

answered Dec 13, 2020 at 13:53

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Does the relative abundance of radioactive isotopes reflect their half-lives?

answered Jun 14, 2020 at 18:14

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Difficulty interpolating near poles using lat/lons

answered Aug 16, 2020 at 13:43

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Phosphate in the oceans, does it tend to bond with sodium?

answered Jun 28, 2020 at 16:32

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How can methylmercury in the ocean be reabsorbed into the atmosphere?

answered Jun 25, 2020 at 23:41

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Why does Earth's atmosphere have a whiter color near the horizon?

answered Mar 16, 2023 at 19:08

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Why is hydrogen formation in serpentinisation an exothermic reaction?

answered May 29, 2023 at 2:08

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Why does the Earth's atmosphere appear to no longer follow the curvature beyond the terminator line?

answered Mar 12, 2022 at 13:54

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Why are red auroras rare? Why do oxygen atoms (not oxygen molecules) cause auroras while molecular nitrogen cause auroras instead of atomic nitrogen?

answered Feb 27, 2022 at 23:02

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Do surface temperature inversions only occur in valleys and natural bowls?

answered Jan 9, 2022 at 0:16

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Geodes that float in the ocean?

answered Jan 12, 2022 at 19:39

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Where did the carbon, neon and nitrogen go?

answered May 29, 2023 at 22:57

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What causes clouds to appear blue?

answered Jul 22, 2023 at 23:34

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Before the Great Oxygenation Event, where was the oxygen?

answered Jul 3, 2023 at 14:30

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If iron is a outer space material which it is then why do human body needs it

answered Jul 13, 2023 at 20:57

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Color of Sunsets

answered Aug 2, 2020 at 23:35

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What is this red glassy rock

answered Oct 17, 2020 at 14:56

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Does anyone know what the mineral of the year 2023 is?

answered Jan 27 at 2:14

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Is there a way to intuitively explain that the North of Sweden is closer to Australia than the South?

If the Earth's core were made up of copper/other metals other than iron-nickel alloy, what would the magnetosphere be like?

Why is latent heat of water vapor included in specific enthalpy of moist air?

Why does relative vorticity in spherical coordinates have an extra term as compared to the usual cartesian derivation?

When does the International Date Line concept break down?

Why are ionic bonds considered the "dominant" type in minerals?

How is the difference in crust and mantle composition explained?

What is a general formula for Earth gravity as a function of radius, given a spherical shell model?

When the Earth was hit by a meteor in Jurassic era, did it change its orbit or not?

Does carbon dioxide naturally freeze on Earth?

If I could drill a hole into the mantle, would it form a volcano?

Which ocean evaporates the most water per surface area?

How much does the gravitational and magnetic fields of a planet effect the chemistry in it?

Does the relative abundance of radioactive isotopes reflect their half-lives?

Difficulty interpolating near poles using lat/lons

Phosphate in the oceans, does it tend to bond with sodium?

How can methylmercury in the ocean be reabsorbed into the atmosphere?

Why does Earth's atmosphere have a whiter color near the horizon?

Why is hydrogen formation in serpentinisation an exothermic reaction?

Why does the Earth's atmosphere appear to no longer follow the curvature beyond the terminator line?

Why are red auroras rare? Why do oxygen atoms (not oxygen molecules) cause auroras while molecular nitrogen cause auroras instead of atomic nitrogen?

Do surface temperature inversions only occur in valleys and natural bowls?

Geodes that float in the ocean?

Where did the carbon, neon and nitrogen go?

What causes clouds to appear blue?

Before the Great Oxygenation Event, where was the oxygen?

If iron is a outer space material which it is then why do human body needs it

Color of Sunsets

What is this red glassy rock

Does anyone know what the mineral of the year 2023 is?