How the Rock Cycle Recycles Earth’s Crust
If you could speed up time, you would see rocks cycling from within the planet. Like a well-oiled machine, rocks are igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic.
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What Do Meteorologists Do?
Meteorologists partake in weather prediction. They understand atmospheric chemistry and physics and how they relate to weather and climate patterns.
Chemical Weathering: Hydrolysis, Oxidation and Acidic Reactions
Chemical weathering is the process of transforming a rock’s composition through chemical reactions (by dissolving or converting them into other minerals)
Eurasian Plate: Tectonic Boundary and Movement
Sandwiched between the North American & African Plates, the Eurasian Plate consists of parts of Europe, Russia, Asia as well as the Atlantic & Arctic Ocean.
What is Earth’s Escape Velocity?
The escape velocity of Earth (11.186 km/s) is the speed at which a free object must travel to escape into space from the planet’s gravitational pull.
37 Branches of Geology
What are the branches of geology? It can be divided in different ways. We divide fields into tectonics, sedimentology, topography, chronology & astrogeology
The Mesozoic Era: The Age of Reptiles, Dinosaurs and Conifers
The Mesozoic Era had a lot of “firsts”. For example, it had the first birds, first mammals, first dinosaurs and first flowering plants on Earth.
Why Do We Have Seasons?
Because the Earth is tilted on its axis, it’s why we have seasons. When Earth receives more sunlight on one side, it’s summer. And vice versa for winter.
What Is the Carbon Cycle? Photosynthesis, Decomposition, Respiration and Combustion
Carbon is essential for living things and making cars move. It takes up various forms through photosynthesis, decomposition, respiration and combustion.
What Are the 4 Steps of Nitrogen Cycle?
Nitrogen transforms into several different forms in the 4 steps of the nitrogen cycle – nitrogen fixing, decomposition, nitrification & denitrification.
What Are the 3 Types of Rocks?
Earth is covered with these 3 types of rocks are: (1) sedimentary rocks (2) metamorphic rocks and (3) igneous rocks. How they are different from each other?
What are the 5 Oceans of the World?
Since the year 2000, the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) started recognizing 5 oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Southern Ocean.
Earth Crust: Oceanic Crust vs Continental Crust
Earth’s crust is all around us. It’s the layer we live on. But did you know that Earth’s crust is composed of oceanic and continental and oceanic crust?
Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus): Our Sun’s Closest Neighbor
Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus) is the closest star system away from our sun. It’s about 4.3 light years (or 25 trillion miles) away from Earth.
Plate Tectonic Types: Divergent, Convergent and Transform Plates
Plate boundaries interact with each other in 3 primary ways. The types of plate tectonic boundares are divergent, convergent and transform (conservative).