Category Archives: Physical geography

Asthenosphere

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Rashid Faridi

Asthenosphere is zone of Earth’s mantle (upper part of the mantle)lying beneath the lithosphere and believed to be much hotter and more fluid than the lithosphere. The asthenosphere extends from about 100 km to about 700 km  below Earth’s surface. It was first named … Continue reading →

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Discontinuities Inside the Earth

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Rashid Faridi

Earth’s interior is made of different kinds of materials. Each of  those materials are different from each other by their physical and chemical properties, such as temperature, density etc. Unique layers are there according to their characteristics inside the earth. … Continue reading →

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चन्द्र ग्रहण

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Rashid Faridi

साधारणतः पूर्णिमा की रात को चंद्रमा पूर्णतः गोलाकार दिखाई पड़ना चाहिए, किन्तु कभी-कभी अपवादस्वरूप चंद्रमा के पूर्ण बिम्ब पर धनुष या हँसिया के आकार की काली परछाई दिखाई देने लगती है. कभी-कभी यह छाया चाँद को पूर्ण रूप से ढँक … Continue reading →

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Diastrophism

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Rashid Faridi

Diastrophism, also called tectonism, large-scale deformation of Earth’s crust by natural processes, which leads to the formation of continents and ocean basins, mountain systems, plateaus, rift valleys, and other features by mechanisms such as lithospheric plate movement ( plate tectonics), volcanic loading, or folding. All processes that move, elevate or … Continue reading →

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