physical science and earth science

Soil can be defined as the uppermost crust of earth mixed with organic material and in which animals and microorganisms live, and plants grow. The word soil is derived from a Latin word solum meaning ground. It is a stratified mixture of inorganic and organic materials, both of which are ..

. These developments indicate a gradual change in the life style of mankind. Today metals are so vital to the modern man that it is unthinkable to live without them. They are essential for the construction of houses, transportation, communication, electricity, household articles, scientific instrum..

Soil - Soil can be defined as the uppermost crust of earth mixed with organic material and in which animals and microorganisms live, and plants grow. The word soil is derived from a Latin word solum meaning ground. It is a stratified mixture of inorganic and organic materials, both of whi..

Man is surrounded by an ocean of energy but he has been able to tap only a fraction of it. The most colossal dynamo of all energy is the sun, an unimaginable vast powerhouse which affects everything on earth. But then, why do we hear about energy crisis? We know that energy can be conver..

>Metals occupy the groups on the left of periodic table and are largely classified as alkali metals (group IA) alkaline earth metals (group IIA) and transition metals (elements between group IIA and IIIA) Metals and non-metals combine to form electrovalent or ionic compounds by transfer o..

When scientists started exploring matter, they discovered that the smallest particle of an element that maintains its chemical identity through all chemical and physical changes is called and 'atom'. Just how small these atoms are can be made out if you realize that there are about 60,00..

Everything that we use or consume - food, clothes, vehicles, tools, petrol, furniture, medicines, books, toys, and the infrastructure of electricity, roads bridges, and buildings are obtained from resources on this earth. The only thing one gets from outside is the sun's energy and even ..

Environment refers to the natural elements that make up the earth and surround living organisms The abiotic or physical aspects of the environment refer to elements like air, soil, water etc. The biological or biotic components of environment are the plants and animals N..

To avoid the risk of electric shocks, the metal of an electrical appliance is 'earthed'. Earthed means to connect the metal case of the appliance to the earth (at zero potential) by means of a metal wire (copper) called the earth wire. One end of the ea..

Physical Change - A physical change is one in which the shape, size, appearance or state, of a substance may alter, but its chemical composition remains same. No new substance is formed. It is usually a change, which is reversible. By reversing the process, the original substanc..