What Are the 4 Levels of the Food Chain?
All living things rely on each other in the food chain. Energy transfers through living organisms from predators, herbivores, producers and decomposers.
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What Do Agronomists Do?
Agronomists focus on crop production and applying new technologies. An agronomist studies plant science to improve efficiency in crop production.
The Biosphere: Life on Earth
The biosphere is the layer of Earth where life exists. You, me, plants, insects bacteria and all living things on land, air and oceans are the biosphere.
The Pedosphere: Soil on Earth
The pedosphere is like the “skin of Earth”. Just like your skin, it has a thin outer surface. It also has pore spaces and dries out without enough moisture.
3 Types of Volcanoes: Stratovolcano, Shield and Cinder Cone
The 3 types of volcanoes are stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes and cinder cones. Based on their geography, volcanoes take different appearances.
100+ Branches of Earth Science
Earth scientists need all the *sciences* to understand how the Earth works. This list of 113 branches of Earth Science is the most in-depth you’ll ever find
Pacific Plate: Movement and Direction of the Pacific Tectonic Boundary
The Pacific Plate stretches all the way along the west coast of North America and reaches all the way to the east coast of the islands of Japan & Indonesia.
Where is the North and South Pole?
If you stick a pencil through Earth at the point of rotation, these 2 points are the north/south poles. Geographically, it’s where longitude lines converge.
Ocean Exploration: 20% Explored, 80% Unexplored
We’ve mapped 100% of oceans at 5 km resolution using satellite radar. We’ve mapped 20% with bathymetry sonar. But nearly 80% of oceans have gone unexplored.
A Guide to Earth’s Lithosphere
Earth scientists compare the lithosphere to a thin, solid and brittle eggshell encasing our inner planet or a thick piece of wood that dries and breaks.
How To Define the Geosphere
It’s difficult to pinpoint an exact definition for the “geosphere” because it’s used in several different ways. But here are 2 ways to define the geosphere.
33 Branches of Biology: A Comprehensive Outline
What are the branches of biology? Biology studies living things, flora and fauna. We categorize biology into botany, toxicology, ecosystem and chronology.
How Volcanoes Form Igneous Rocks
Volcanoes are the foundation for igneous rocks. When volcanoes erupt, magma and lava spews out. After cooling and solidifying, they become igneous rocks.
Marine Biologist Career: What Do Marine Biologists Do?
Marine biologists specialize in how life in the oceans behave. They collect ocean samples, record fish distributions and conserve aquatic life in habitats.
Nutrient Cycle: From Inorganic to Organic Material
Food for thought, the nutrient cycle constantly exchanges inorganic and organic matter back and forth in the environment. It’s just recycled back and forth.