ACCORDING TO THE APOSTLE PETER, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH ON THE DAY OF THE LORD’S RETURN
A. They will merge into a new dimension B. They will be destroyed by fire ✓ C. They will be transformed into paradise D. They will disappear completely The answer to the question is: B. They will be destroyed by fire According to the…
EARTH ENERGY SYSTEM
Insolation The only source of energy for the earth’s atmosphere is the sun which has a surface temperature of more than 5982°C (10 800°F). The energy travels through space for a distance of 150 million km (93 million miles) and…
DIURNAL AND ANNUAL MOTION OF THE EARTH
Everyday the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. This process led many people in the past to think that the sun is moving and the earth is fixed. The sun moves around the earth. But with…
THE ROCKS OF THE EARTH
The earth’s crust consists of rocks. A rock is any mineral material of the earth. It may be a combination of different mineral elements such as silica which contains silicon and oxygen. All the rocks differ from one another in…
THE EARTH’S ROTATION AND REVOLUTION
The earth moves in space in two different ways. These are: Rotation Revolution ROTATION OF THE EARTH Rotation of the earth is defined as the movement of the earth round the sun on its axis. The earth moves or…
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE OUTER AND INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH
The structure of the earth is grouped into two zones. These are the outer structure and the internal structure. THE OUTER STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH The outer structure of the earth is made up of four zones or layers.…
LEARN ABOUT THE STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE EARTH
Isaac Newton was one of the first scientists to theorize about the structure of Earth. Based on his studies of the force of gravity, Newton calculated the average density of Earth and found it to be more than twice the…
IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS THAT AFFECTS THE EARTH
Earth is just the right distance from the Sun for its temperature to let water exist as a liquid, a solid, and a gas. The presence of water as a liquid on Earth’s surface throughout its long history also enabled…
FACTS ABOUT THE SHAPE AND SIZE OF THE EARTH
Earth, the third planet from the sun, is the fifth largest planet in the solar system. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets of the inner solar system, bigger than Mercury, Venus and Mars. Earth, with an average distance…
HOW CAN WE STUDY THE EARTH AND THE FEATURES IN IT?
Geographers use many tools and techniques to learn about our world. Geographical tools are used by geographers during an inquiry to acquire, process and communicate geographical information. Some of these tools have a long history of use in the geographical…