SCITECH

• geology study of structure and composition
• geo means earth and logos means study
• earth is third planet in the solar system
• earth where life is possible
• pythagoras and aristotle considered earth to be sphere
• newton discovered the flattening of earth which called oblate
• lithosphere include the continents and other land masses
• asia largest continent
• mt everest found in tibet boundary between nepal and china
• largest rainforest are found in south america
• sahara desert world largest desert in morocco
• mideterranean sea world largest sea
• amazon river world largest river
• nile river longest river in egypt
• angel falls highest falls in venezuela
• niagara falls world largest waterfalls
• greenland world largest island continent
• dead sea lowest earth depression found in israel and jordan
• great barier reef world largest coral reef
• indonesia world largest archipelago
• malaysia world largest peninsula
• iceland for being land of fire
• mesopotamia known for being the land between two rivers
• philippines known for being the pearl of the orient seas
• japan known for the land of rising sun
• mariana trench deepest part of ocean
• zero degree line/prime meridian line an line great line drawn in north pole through greenwich and london
• international date line drawn from north pole through midwsy
• equatorial line great line that divide the northern and southern hemispheres
• lapse rate temperarure irregular range of temperature from the lowest layer
• exosphere upper most layer of atmosphere
• troposphere lowest layer of earth surface where diff forms of manifested by rain
• ionsphere is the earth upper atmosphere where ions and electrons are present
• ionsphere originates in solar x-rays splitting electrically neutral atmosphere molecules
• aurora borealis(north) and aurora australis(southern lights) are beautiful and dynamic luminous displays
• electrical discharge powered by electromotive force
• green most common color energized by atoms
• coriolis effect the general movement of wind circulation pattern cause by earth rotation
• rotation of earth on its axis wherein earth rotate on its axis
• revolution of earth on its orbit it is now in summer