Polar soils are of course found at the poles–that is, in the Arctic in the north as well as the Antarctic in the south. These regions include the continents of Antarctica, Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, Norden (Lower Saxony, Germany), and…
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Earths CLimate is determined by a number of things. The first of these is the lattitude of a given location. The farther north or south one travels from the equator, the colder temperatures become due to the decreasing angle of…
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Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of course crystals primarily from limestone and dolomite, according to the Georgia State University Department of Physics & Astronomy. The department states that pure marble composed of calcite is white. This versatile rock has…
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Clastic sedimentary rocks are composed of other rocks that have broken down or been eroded away. This means that they are fragments of “clasts” of other previously existing rocks. For the most part, that means they are from either igneous, metamorphic, or…
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Jewellery has always been highly sought after, and even when expensive diamonds and precious metals were too costly, cheaper materials were used to replicate the more expensive look. One stone used as a replacement for diamonds was Citrine, a much…
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It isn’t unusual for a person to wonder why the north and south poles are cold, while the equator is so hot. To understand the reason for this, it is helpful to know a little bit about the earth and…
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The Sahara Desert might appear to be an unlikely place to be looking for evidence of an ice age. It’s one of the hottest and driest locations on the planet; a desolate wasteland which covers an area larger than Australia…
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Sedimentary rocks are created when particulates accumulate and are consolidated into rock. Chemical sedimentary rocks are a special type of sedimentary rock formed from chemical reactions. These rocks are made when materials dissolved in water precipitate and later harden with the…
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The efforts to heal the hole in the ozone layer form one of the few environmental success stories. This hole developed primarily due to human activity, particularly the use of CFCs. These chemicals have now been banned by most countries and…
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Estuaries are found in coastal environments around the world. They are partially enclosed bodies of water that are open to the sea, often forming at the tidal mouth of a river. Usually, they contain what is known as “brackish” water,…
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