Sediments
The rocky material that is transported and DEPOSITED by rivers, seas, glaciers, and the wind is called sediment. Clay, sand, and gravel are all types of sediment.
The rocky material that is transported and DEPOSITED by rivers, seas, glaciers, and the wind is called sediment. Clay, sand, and gravel are all types of sediment.
Much of the solid bedrock of the Earth’s crust is covered in soil. This loose, soft material is a mixture of organic matter and particles
The process that breaks up and carries away the rocks and soils that make up the Earth’s surface is called erosion. It is caused by
Geologists (scientists who study rocks) divide the time since the Earth was formed until today into chunks called periods. During the various periods, different species
Fossils are the remains or traces of an animal or plant that are preserved in rock. They come in many forms, from footprints and faint
The Earth is covered in a layer of solid rock called the crust. Rocks are either SEDIMENTARY , IGNEOUS, or METAMORPHIC. Almost all rocks made of minerals, but
Minerals are the materials that make up the rocks of the Earth’s crust. Among thousands of different minerals, only a few, including quartz, feldspar, and
New mountains are built when rocks are pushed upwards by the movement of the giant rocky plates that make up the Earth’s crust. The rocks
Volcanoes are vents (openings) in the ground from which magma (molten rock), ash, gas, and rock fragments surge upwards, in an event called an eruption.
Earthquakes are caused by movements of the giant tectonic plates that form Earth’s crust. SEISMOLOGY is the study of earthquakes. Most occur at cracks called FAULTS, at the
Scientists believe that the Earth’s outer crust is made up of about huge fragments, called tectonic plates, that fit together like a cracked eggshell. According
The Earth is a giant, spinning ball of rock and metal. The rocky surface we live on is the Earth’s thin outer layer, called the
The rocky ball that forms our world is one of nine planets in the Solar System. Earth is a sphere, with a slight bulge in
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A Aegir – A shallow river situated on a wide estuary with a narrow sea outlet, which causes the incoming water to surge very quickly
City (World) River Baghdad Tigris Bangkok Chao Phraya Belgrade Danube Berlin Spree, Havel Budapest Danube Cairo Nile Dhaka Buriganga Frankfurt Main Karachi Indus Kathmandu Bagmati
Rivers Place of Confluence Alaknanda and Dhauliganga Vishnuprayag (Uttarakhand) Alaknanda and Nandakini Nandaprayag (Uttarakhand) Alaknanda and Pindar Karnaprayag (Uttarakhand) Alaknanda and Mandakini Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) Alaknanda
Present Day Name Ancient/Alternate Name Indus Sindhu (Ancient name); Singi Khamban (Tibetan name) Jhelum Vitasta (Ancient name); Hydaspes(Greek name) Chenab Asikini (Ancient name); Chandrabhagha Ravi
River Tributaries Ganga 1. Gomti 2. Ghaghra 3. Gandak 4. Kosi 5. Yamuna 6. Son 7. Ramganga Yamuna 1. Chambal 2. Sindh 3. Betwa 4.
River Place of Origin Ganga Gangotri (Uttarakhand) Yamuna Yamunotri (Uttarakhand) Indus Mansarovar (Tibet) Narmada Maikal Hills, Amarkantak (MP) Tapi/Tapti Satpura Range, Betul (MP) Mahanadi Nagri
Dam River State Nagarjunasagar Krishna Telangana Pochampad (Sri Ramasagar) Godavari Telangana Srisailam Krishna A.P. Sardar Sarovar Narmada Gujarat Ukai Tapi Gujarat Hirakud Mahanadi Orissa Bhakra
City (India) River Delhi Yamuna Agra Yamuna Patna Ganga Haridwar Ganga Allahabad Confluence of Ganga and Yamuna Varanasi Ganga Guwahati Brahmaputra Kanpur Ganga Jabalpur Narmada
General Facts on Indian Rivers The river system of India can be classified into four groups – 1. Himalayan rivers 2. Deccan (Peninsular) rivers 3.
1. Mount Thor is the coolest mountain and not just because of its name A mountain on Baffin Island, Canada, has Earth’s highest vertical drop.
1. Some tornadoes move incredibly quickly! Most tornadoes have wind speeds less than 100 mph, but extreme ones can reach speeds of over 300 mph.
The Mediterranean Sea in Sardinia, Italy. While there is one global ocean, experts generally divide it up into five major interconnected basins: the Pacific, the
Highway running through the coastal Namib Desert along the Atlantic Ocean in Namibia. Experts have several ways of categorizing the different types of deserts, but
collection of metamorphic rock specimens – amphibolite, migmatite, quartzite, skarn, quartz, schist, listvenite, jasper, jaspillite, shale, coal, hornfels, slate, phyllite, gneiss, talc. Metamorphic rock is
Mountains are formed by movement within the Earth’s crust. There are three main catagories of mountains: Volcanic, Fold and Bock Mountains are formed along fissures,
Recording seismic waves caused by earthquakes using a seismograph. Earthquakes are caused when seismic energy which was trapped within the Earth is released There are
Colorado, a landlocked state in the Western United States, is an all-year-round destination due to its natural beauty and dramatic landscape. The state’s attractions range from
Denali is the highest mountain peak in North America, located in Alaska Denali is also known as Mount McKinley, and it is the highest mountain in
Continental drift on the planet Earth. Before as Pangaea – 200 million years ago and after as modern continents. Pangea was once a single unified
The multi-step waterfall in the Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia. Waterfalls are classified into 10 different types depending on the way they descend. Some
A bay is defined as a coastal water body that connects to the main water body, such as a lake, ocean, or a larger bay. Although they
Although it has sea in its name, the Caspian Sea is a lake as it is not connected to the ocean. Almost anybody has an
The Caspian Sea is not a sea but a lake. According to the definition of NOAA, US, a sea is partially enclosed by land and
The Different Parts Of A Volcano Scientists know that approximately 500 volcanoes have erupted. Volcanoes are the Earth’s natural way of cooling off, releasing internal
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, separating the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, comprise two main island groups; the Nicobar Islands and the Andaman Islands. The
China shares an international border with 16 neighbors, more than any other country in the world. Nearly landlocked in the center of Africa, the Democratic
The Atlantic Ocean is an S-shaped ocean extending from the Arctic to Antarctica. It is located between the Americas to the west and Africa and
Covering a total area of 163.6 km2, Easter Island is a Polynesian island located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Named Rapa Nui by its earliest residents, it
Latitudes and Longitudes are angular measurements that give a location on the earth’s surface a unique geographical identification. Latitudes are the progressive angular measurements north or
Map of the Indian Subcontinent. A subcontinent is a part of a continent that is politically and/or geographically separate from the rest of the continent.
The Mississippi River is the second longest river in North America measuring a total length of 2320 miles from its traditional source at Lake Itasca.
The term “Hemisphere” was derived from the Greek word Hemisphairion which refers to one-half of a spherical body. A hemisphere can be defined as any circle that
Latitude (shown as a horizontal line) is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds of a point north or south of the Equator. Lines
Earth is a celestial object and one of the components of the solar system. It is the third planet from the Sun, and the only celestial
Although Planet Earth has a total surface area of about 510.1 million km2, approximately 70.9% is covered by drainage features like oceans, seas, rivers, lakes,
Turkey is an example of a Transcontinental country. Transcontinental countries are countries with territory in two or more continents. There are contiguous transcontinental countries, non-contiguous