Sources, Formation, and Splendid Solutions of Acid rain

Sources, Formation, and Splendid Solutions of Acid rain

Acid rain is a broad term that includes any precipitation which has acidic components like sulfuric or nitric acid that fall from the atmosphere to the ground in the form of rain, snow, fog, hail or even dust. The acid rain containing water is known as wet deposition, while the acid rain with dust or…

What is Water Condensation? Process and Wonderful Examples of Condensation

What is Water Condensation? Process and Wonderful Examples of Condensation

Condensation is the process by which water in the gaseous state reverts to the liquid state on meeting a cooler surface or a region with lower temperature conditions. This process occurs alongside evaporation. Whereas evaporation has to do with the escape of molecules of liquid water from the liquid to the vapor or gaseous state…

What is Water Evaporation? Process and Excellent Examples of Evaporation

What is Water Evaporation? Process and Excellent Examples of Evaporation

Generally, evaporation is the process by which liquid matter under conditions of high temperature, escape as gas molecules. Water evaporation, similarly, is a process by which water molecules under high conditions of temperature change phase from liquid to gaseous form (where it escapes as gaseous water molecules or droplets). Water evaporation occurs because, at high…

Process of Infiltration in Water Cycle and Why It Is Important

Process of Infiltration in Water Cycle and Why It Is Important

Infiltration refers to the process where precipitation or water infuses into subsurface soils, is absorbed by the soil and travels deeper through pore spaces and cracks into rocks. The bulk of water collected from melted snow and rain end up infiltrated. Where exactly does it reach in the ground? Water is often soaked up by the…

What are Various Types of Forests and The Importance of Forests?

What are Various Types of Forests and The Importance of Forests?

Simply defined, a forest is a vast area including a large group of trees. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Forest is a minimum “Land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent or trees able to reach these thresholds in…

Taiga (Boreal Forest) Biome: Temperature, Climate, Location, Plants, Animals

Taiga (Boreal Forest) Biome: Temperature, Climate, Location, Plants, Animals

Taiga biome is derived from the Russian word, meaning forest. Despite that fact that it’s the largest terrestrial biome in the world, it’s a cold and lonely place, and many people are not familiar with the name. Although Taiga biome is so cold and remote, humans have had a deep influence here. Ancient humans hunted…

Various Land (Terrestrial) Biomes (Tundra, Desert, Forest, Taiga, Grassland)

Various Land (Terrestrial) Biomes (Tundra, Desert, Forest, Taiga, Grassland)

Planet Earth is a world filled with endless, scintillating places. It also harbors a glittering array of many plant and animal species. These plant and animal species live in completely diverse environments. These diverse environments are commonly known as biomes. Biomes differ in climate, precipitation, location, and plants and animals. There are two major categories…

Tropical Grassland (Savanna Biome): Climate, Precipitation, Location, Plants,

Tropical Grassland (Savanna Biome): Climate, Precipitation, Location, Plants,

In the prehistoric times, forests dominated the surface of the earth However, human activities such as farming and deforestation led to the proliferation of grasslands biomes. The proliferation of grassland biomes is evident by the fact they are found in pretty much every continent except Antarctica. It’s estimated that grasslands biomes cover more than 20% of…

Tundra Biome: Climate, Precipitation, Location, Seasons, Plants, Animals

Tundra Biome: Climate, Precipitation, Location, Seasons, Plants, Animals

The word Tundra stems from the Finnish word tunturia, which means treeless mountain tract, and that’s what characterizes this biome. Out of all the biomes existing in the world, tundra is the coldest. Although peaceful, tundra has unique and rich biodiversity. It’s cover about 10% of the earth’s surface. Scientists believe that it’s the youngest…

Chaparral Biome: Climate, Precipitation, Location, Seasons, Plants, Animals

Chaparral Biome: Climate, Precipitation, Location, Seasons, Plants, Animals

The word chaparral comes from the Spanish word Chaparro, meaning scrub oak. Chaparral biome is a relatively small yet one of the most extensive biomes in the world. It’s more extensive than the desert, the forests, and the sea shore. It’s virtually everywhere. Chaparral is created when cool water from an ocean or sea merges…

Desert Biome: Climate, Precipitation, Location, Seasons, Plants, Animals

Desert Biome: Climate, Precipitation, Location, Seasons, Plants, Animals

Deserts are some of the most widespread yet unexplored biomes. They cover about 1/3 of the earth’s surface and are found in 60 of the world’s nations. The largest hot desert biome (the subtropical Sahara) stretches over 3.5 million square miles or 9 million square kilometers. However, the Antarctica, which is a polar desert, is…

Deciduous Forest Biome: Temperature, Climate, Location, Plants, Animals

Deciduous Forest Biome: Temperature, Climate, Location, Plants, Animals

Every animal and plant on the face of the earth relies on other living organisms to get by. The way these living organisms interact with the air, water, sun and amongst themselves is referred to as an ecosystem. Within the ecosystem, the living organisms work hand-in-hand to establish an equilibrium that enables all of its…

Coniferous Forest Biome: Temperature, Climate, Location, Plants, Animals

Coniferous Forest Biome: Temperature, Climate, Location, Plants, Animals

Across the globe, there is a wide range of plants, animals, and environment that make up biome. A biome is a large ecological area on the face of the earth consisting of plants and animals that have adapted to the environment. Biomes are typically defined by physical rather than biological factors, for example, relief, climate,…