Earth Sciences & Geology - March 2007

2007-03-25 19:13:31 · 5 answers · asked by Ray90813 1

Please read details!

I'm writing fiction about people who have access to undersea metallic nodules, though I've never seen them in real life.

My characters do NOT have modern metallurgical equipment, or materials processing methods!

Are they close enough to solid metal that you could, for example, attach a handle to one and use it as a sledge hammer? grind or saw an edge on one, use it as an axe?

How heat resistant would they be? Would they bind well to cement or concrete? Could my characters use them as bricks to build a fireplace? Or would they give off nasty odors and fumes? Do they contain sulfides or oxides?

If you tried heating one in a blacksmith's forge, could you work the nickel/iron/cobalt? Would you have to beat them to drive out the copper content & leave behind the other metals?

Obviously, people who cut & paste an irrelevant answer or try to direct me to some wiki article will NOT get Best Answer!

Thanks for your patience in reading all the details

2007-03-25 19:02:13 · 1 answers · asked by cdf-rom 7

should we be scared of what well happen in the future or are we the future to what's happening now with all the weather is happening. i mean what well happen in details i am just curious so please help me answer this question.

2007-03-25 19:01:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need help identifying three stones,gems, minerals..

1st - metal, silver colored stone. It is used very often in jewelry.
Is shiny when used for jewelry.

2nd - deep red stone, sometimes with a black line or two that runs through it

3rd - ((this one is harder)) There were these stones I saw at a rock show. Very beautiful. They came from Morroco and South America. They had a rough quality and were multicolored.

Thanx.

2007-03-25 18:56:32 · 3 answers · asked by RedPower Woman 6

But out of pure curiosity, why IS the sky blue?

2007-03-25 18:46:19 · 5 answers · asked by Mommy Dearest 5

2007-03-25 18:31:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-25 18:29:40 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ice ages and warming cylces, can they be longer than human history. Can Al Gore possibly be onto something?

2007-03-25 18:11:02 · 10 answers · asked by DIAL 911 5

2007-03-25 17:53:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-25 17:49:09 · 2 answers · asked by brie 1

2007-03-25 17:17:36 · 9 answers · asked by donsky 1

any estimates on the prices??

2007-03-25 16:27:39 · 3 answers · asked by alex a 1

When diamonds are found, they are basically hunks of rock - in their shape, at least. Most of the time, they are cut down and shaped "just so" for jewelry. Well...what the heck happens to the unusable little chunks and pieces that have been cut off? Are they thrown away? What can they possibly be used for?

2007-03-25 16:24:51 · 2 answers · asked by jamoncita 5

When looking at hills from a long distance, it seems to be in blue, but it turns to green( original colour) when looking from a nearby area. Is it because of eye problems or something to do with physics or something else?

2007-03-25 16:18:28 · 1 answers · asked by PaZ KarL 3

2007-03-25 15:35:40 · 3 answers · asked by Geese Son 2

What is a common rock found in Washington D.C.? Or what is the state rock?

2007-03-25 15:30:29 · 4 answers · asked by Kita 2

I am talking scientifically. I have heard many theories. One example was that there used to be a layer of water in sky that came down all of a sudden and flooded the earth. Another theory said it might have not been the whole world, just a large localized flood. Is there any scientific proof that this could have occurred?

2007-03-25 15:27:26 · 10 answers · asked by NY 3

2007-03-25 14:43:17 · 3 answers · asked by paladin_first 4

A. The last waves to arrive are S waves.
B. All the waves arrive at the same time.
C. The last waves to arrive are surface waves.
D. The last waves to arrive are P waves.

2007-03-25 14:42:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-25 14:38:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there a difference between a thermal pool and a hot spring?

For example, I have found information on Yellowstone's thermal pools and hot springs. Would I be finding the same information?

Thanks.

2007-03-25 14:34:12 · 2 answers · asked by tttriplethreat1818 1

What structures would scientist need to observe to have solid evidence of convection currents?

PLEASE ANSWER I NEED THIS FOR H/W!!

2007-03-25 14:27:35 · 2 answers · asked by Kaybee 2

Please a real answer from an informed person.

2007-03-25 14:24:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

What can we do to speed up the process?

2007-03-25 14:18:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-25 13:29:53 · 4 answers · asked by :) 4

2007-03-25 13:29:25 · 5 answers · asked by Russell M 2

Why isn't the earth's atmosphere mostly hydrogen?



a. Earth formed too close to the Sun for any planetesimals to have hydrogen.

b. All the hydrogen was blasted away during the early bombardment stage of the solar system.

c. Light gases such as hydrogen move faster than heavier gases and escape from the earth's gravitational field.

d. The hydrogen is frozen in the polar ice caps.

e. All the hydrogen reacted with oxygen and formed the oceans.

2007-03-25 13:18:36 · 5 answers · asked by sy 2

2007-03-25 13:16:04 · 4 answers · asked by :) 4

2007-03-25 13:15:08 · 4 answers · asked by :) 4

Do waters and streams flow up hill?

2007-03-25 12:51:28 · 9 answers · asked by mjballing 1