[GS] [Geography] Continents, Oceania, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Hot Currents, Cold Currents, Biosphere, Lithosphere & Hydrosphere Continents of the World Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Antarctica are the seven continents. Oceania Australia with New Zealand, Tasmania, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands (Micronesian, Melanesia and Polynesian Islands) […]
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[GS] [Geography] The Earth With Its Shape & Size For All Competitive Exams The Earth-Shape and Size Shape of the Earth Pythagoras (572-500 BC), a Greek philosopher and mathematician, was among the first to suggest that the Earth was shaped like a globe. The Earth is not flat If the Earth were a flat disc, […]
[GS] [Geography] Stars, Constellations, Galaxy, The Milky Way, Light year, Andromeda & Nebulae Stars Stars are heavenly bodies made up of hot burning gases, thus shining by their own light. Stars seem to be fixed with respect to each other. In fact they are in rapid motion but they are at such great distance that […]
[GS] [Geography] Pluto is not a Planet now, Pluto Gets a Numerical Denomination Asteroids, Meteors and Meteorites & Comets Pluto is not a Planet now On the basis of the new definition of planet given by the IAU (International Astronomical Union), the world’s top institution on space science research, leading astronomers participating in IAU’s meet […]
[Geography] [Satellite, Jovian or Outer Planets] The Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune The Moon The Moon is the only satellite of the earth. It has a diameter of 3475 km and its circumference is 10864 km while its orbit is elliptical. The maximum distance (apogee) of the moon from the earth is 4, 06,000 […]
Some Notable Facts About Various Planets and Satellites Mercury, Venus,The Earth & Mars Mercury Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. It is extremely hot planet. The planet has no water on it. Mercury planet has no gases like CO2, N2, H2, and O2 which can act as building blocks of life. Mercury planet […]
[GS] [Geography] Solar System, The Sun & The Planets Members of the Solar System The Sun The Sun is at the centre of the Solar System. Its size is thirteen lakh times as that of the Earth. It is the nearest star to the Earth. It is an ultimate source of energy for life on […]