Geology

Palaeomagnetism: The alignment in terms of inclination from horizon acquired by magnetically susceptible minerals in the rock during the period of their formation. Paleomagnetism is…

Photosynthesis: It is the chemical process where plants and some bacteria can capture and organically fix the energy of the sun. Photosynthesis takes in the…

Nimbostratus Clouds: Dark, gray low altitude cloud that produces continuous precipitation in the form of rain or snow. Found in an altitude range from the…

Ozone: Tri-atomic oxygen that exists in the earth’s atmosphere as a gas. It is highest in concentration in the stratosphere (10-50 km above the earth’s…

Occluded Front: A transition zone in the atmosphere where an advancing cold air mass sandwiches a warm air mass between another cold air mass pushing…

Land Breeze: Local thermal circulation pattern found at the interface between land and water. In this circulation system, surface winds blow from land to water…

Latent Heat It is the energy required to change a substance to a higher state of matter (solid > liquid > gas). This same energy…

Neap Tide: Tide that occurs every 14 – 15 days and coincides with the first and last quarter of the moon. This tide has a…

La Nina Condition is opposite of El Nino Condition. In a La Nina, the tropical Pacific trade winds become very strong and an abnormal accumulation of cold water…

Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) Zone of low atmospheric pressure and ascending air located at or near the equator. Rising air currents are due to…