Notes and Study material for Exams
Respiratory System Introduction Red blood cells are like trucks that transport cargo on a highway system. Their cargo is Oxygen, and the highways are blood vessels. Where do red blood cells pick up their cargo of oxygen? The answer is the lungs. The lungs are organs of the respiratory system. The respiratory system is the … Read more
Tidal energy is a form of hydropower that extracts energy from the rise and fall of tides. It is a renewable energy source that has the potential to provide a significant amount of electricity. Tidal energy is currently being harnessed in a number of countries around the world, and there is potential for further development … Read more
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
Areas of marsh, fen, peatland/water, whether natural (or) artificial, permanent (or) temporary with water that is static (or) flowing, fresh, brackish (or) salt, including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed 6 mtrs. Wetlands Classification– Inland wetland- a)Natural- Lakes / Ponds, Ox-bow Lakes, Waterlogged, Swamp/marsh b) Manmade- … Read more
Importance of renewable Biodiversity can be decreased by increased erosion and thus sedimentation due to deforestation due to construction work and resettlement. Large hydropower plants’ reservoirs produce a significant amount of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxides and methane, in some cases emissions are found to be higher than from plants running from fossil fuels. … Read more
Conventional and New Source of Energy Energy is one of the most important component of economic Biomass, coal, Geothermal Energy, hydroelectric energy, Nuclear Energy, oil and natural gas, solar energy, and wind energy. Biomass is a RENEWABLE ENERGY source that comes from plants and other organic materials. Biomass can be used to … Read more