Atmospheric temperature – heat balance and albedo
The main source of heat and light on Earth is, of course, the Sun. However, what comes to us is only the part
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History of urbanization development – part 1
Urbanization goes back to antiquity because then the first urban centres began to appear. The term itself comes from Latin: urbs = city,
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History of urbanization development – part 2
In the first part, I wrote about ancient and medieval cities, which you can read about here: History of urbanization development part. 1
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Road transport – highways
Highways are an increasingly common element of the landscape. Admittedly, we complain that there are too few of them, that drivers cannot drive
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Aeolian forms of terrain, i.e. wind carves – deserts and dunes
The terrain shaped by the wind is called aeolian. Deserts and dunes are the result of deflation (exhaust) and accumulation processes, but also
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Mineral deposits and types of retention
Classification of mineral deposits The deposits are divided into three main types: magmogenic deposits hypergenic deposits metamorphogenic deposits Magmogenic deposits originate from magmatic
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Rocks and minerals
In the Mendeleev table, we have 118 elements, of which our planet is more or less composed. Some are found in the lithosphere in
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Plutonism and volcanism
Plutonism As long as magma is underground, we are talking about plutonism. Hot masses squeeze into the environment creating magmatic intrusions. We divide
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Types and distribution of volcanoes on Earth
You can read about the volcano structure, types of lava and igneous intrusions here. Types of volcanoes We generally divide the volcanoes into:
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The shape of the lithosphere – seabed
The underlying lithosphere extends from 0 m, i.e. the conventional sea level, to the bottom of the Marianne Trench 11 034 m (10 911 +/- 40 m or
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The shape of the lithosphere – terrain
The components of the seabed now it’s time for aquatic formations. Lands on Earth The lands occupy a vast minority on our planet,
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Tectonics of lithosphere plates
Earth’s core is very hot, you don’t need to convince anyone. What happens to this heat and energy before they reach the surface?
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Ocean water movements – tides
As I wrote earlier, the water in the oceans is not motionless. Today we will deal with a slightly more astronomical aspect of
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Magnetosphere and auroras
Magnetosphere Magnetosphere is the area of magnetic forces of a given celestial body. In our solar system, this field is produced by: the
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Why is it hot in Africa and there are deserts?
Everyone says that it is hot in Africa, people walk thinly dressed and a large part of this continent is covered by desert.
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Where does St Nicholas live?
Christmas is coming, so I decided to prepare something festive. It doesn’t matter if you believe in Santa or not, writing a letter
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Why is the sea salty?
When you take a bath in a lake or river and accidentally drink water, it is similar to tap water, right? Sea water
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Construction of the Earth’s interior
The earth has a spherical structure, which was deduced by a geologist from Austria Suess over a hundred years ago. However, only modern
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Earth’s dimensions
From an ordinary human perspective, the size of the Earth is an abstract concept. We see many photos and drawings of our planet,
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Plant cultivation – rice
Rice is the second most important cereal product after wheat. It is divided into wet (requires water all the time except harvest) and
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