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• Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
  Near-Earth Object Impacts
  Geology
  Exotic Species
  Caving
   
  

  Volcanic cone

  Volcanic cones are among the simplest volcano formations. They are built by fragments (called ejecta) thrown up (ejected) from a volcanic vent, piling up around the vent in the shape of a cone with a ... > more
• Geology
  Nature of Water
  Sports Science
  Atmosphere
  Floods
  Water
   
  

  Sedimentary rock

  Sedimentary rock is one of the three main rock groups (along with igneous and metamorphic rocks) and is formed in four main ways: by the deposition of the weathered remains of other rocks (known as ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
  Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Moment magnitude scale

  The moment magnitude scale was introduced in 1979 by Tom Hanks and Hiroo Kanamori as a successor to the Richter scale and is used by seismologists to compare the energy released by ... > more
• Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
  Sports Science
  Geology
  Nature of Water
  Biochemistry
   
  

  Volcanic rock

  Volcanic rock is an igneous rock of volcanic origin. Volcanic rocks are usually fine-grained or aphanitic to glassy in texture. They often contain clasts of other rocks and phenocrysts. Phenocrysts ... > more
• Monkeys
  Animals
  Endangered Animals
  Mammals
  Apes
  Nature
   
  

  Monkey

  A monkey is any member of two of the three groupings of simian primates. These two groupings are the New World and Old World monkeys of which together there are nearly 200 species. A group of monkeys ... > more
• Organic
  Soil Types
  Fungus
  Geochemistry
  Acid Rain
  Microbiology
   
  

  Soil life

  Soil life is a collective term for all the organisms living within the soil. In a balanced soil, plants grow in an active and vibrant environment. Without the activities of soil organisms, dead ... > more
• Soil Types
  Organic
  Exotic Species
  Invasive Species
  Agriculture and Food
  Geography
   
  

  Earthworm

  Earthworm is the common name for the larger members of the Oligochaeta (which is either a class or subclass depending on the author) in the phylum Annelida. Earthworms travel underground by the means ... > more
• Water
  Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Air Quality
  Air Pollution
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Water pollution

  Water pollution is a large set of adverse effects upon water bodies (lakes, rivers, oceans, groundwater) caused by human activities. Although natural phenomena such as volcanoes, storms, earthquakes ... > more
• Water
  Geography
  Ecosystems
  Global Warming
  Ecology
  Floods
   
  

  Lake

  A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size surrounded entirely by land. A vast majority of lakes on Earth are fresh water, and most lie in the Northern Hemisphere at higher ... > more
• Water
  Natural Disasters
  Floods
  Geology
  Earth Science
  Earthquakes
   
  

  Quicksand

  Quicksand is loose, water-logged soil that yields easily to weight or pressure. It can be formed when sand, silt, clay, or other grainy soil is saturated or supersaturated by water flowing from below ... > more

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