Notes and Study material for Exams
Harnessing the Ocean’s Thermal Gradient: A Deep Dive into Ocean Thermal Energy The Earth’s oceans are vast reservoirs of energy, absorbing and storing immense amounts of solar radiation. This energy manifests as a temperature difference between the warm surface waters and the cold depths, a phenomenon known as the ocean thermal gradient. This gradient, a … Read more
Volcanoes and sea-scarps. This great variety of relief is largely due to interaction of tectonic, volcanic, erosional and depositional processes. At greater depths, the tectonic and volcanic phenomena are more significant processes. Continental Shelf: This is a gentle seaward sloping surface extending from the coasts toward s the open sea. In all, about 7.5% of … Read more
Soil consists of rock and sediment that has been modified by physical and chemical interaction with organic material and rainwater, over time, to produce a substrate that can support the Growth of Plants.” Soils are an important natural resource. They represent the interface between the lithosphere and the Biosphere – as soils provide nutrients for … Read more