by Gelogia | Oct 20, 2024 | Physical Geology & Geomorphology
Causes of Volcanism: When volcanoes erupt, the mantle’s temperature reaches about half its melting point, causing its viscosity to drop significantly. This large-scale melting rapidly decreases viscosity, allowing the material to move more quickly and increasing...
by Gelogia | Oct 19, 2024 | Physical Geology & Geomorphology
Volcanism is a vital process that involves bringing material from a planet’s deep interior and releasing it onto the surface. This phenomenon contributes to a planet’s cooling and introduces new molecules into the atmosphere through eruptions. In addition...
by Gelogia | Oct 18, 2024 | Physical Geology & Geomorphology
Glacier is a large body of snow and ice that gradually shifts across the landscape, moving away from where it initially gathered. Formation of Glacier: Abundant snowfall Very cold temperature. Sufficiently low rent of summer melting and evaporation. If these three...
by Gelogia | Oct 14, 2024 | Physical Geology & Geomorphology
The drainage pattern refers to the arrangement of streams, rivers, and lakes within a specific drainage basin. The land’s topography, the types of rocks present in the area, and the slope of the land influence it. Types of Drainage Patterns: Most stream networks...
by Gelogia | Sep 23, 2024 | Physical Geology & Geomorphology, Structural Geology
Historical geology is, however, more than just a recitation of past events. It studies a dynamic planet that has changed continuously during the past 4.6 billion years. In addition to determining what occurred in the past, geologists are also concerned with explaining...
by Gelogia | Sep 8, 2024 | Physical Geology & Geomorphology, Structural Geology
Mountain building refers to the geological process that forms mountain ranges. It is caused by plate movements such as continental collisions, volcanism, and the folding and warping of the Earth’s crust. Over millions of years, these forces shape landforms and...
