Environment

A massive intrusive igneous rock is called a batholith.

June 2, 2018 21:17

Pit vipers and eastern coral snakes are the two types of venomous snakes found in Florida.

June 1, 2018 17:09

An etchplain is a plain where the bedrock has been subjected to etching.

June 1, 2018 16:26

Out of around 700 Bahamian Islands, North Andros covers one-fourth of the nation's entire land area.

June 1, 2018 15:53

A heliocentric orbit is an orbit circulating the barycenter of the Solar System.

June 1, 2018 15:13

Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs.

June 1, 2018 14:32

A plain located at great depths on the floor of the ocean is called an abyssal plain.

June 1, 2018 14:10

A kind of rock made of volcanic ash is called tuff.

June 1, 2018 05:53

The tufted deer is found in some parts of Asia.

May 31, 2018 17:40

The domesticated ferret is a form of the European ferret found throughout Europe.

May 31, 2018 13:05

Acid rain refers to rain or other forms of precipitation with a low pH level.

May 30, 2018 12:34

The shipping industry has several detrimental effects on the environment.

May 30, 2018 05:35

Fragmental material resulting from a volcanic eruption is called tephra.

May 30, 2018 04:02

The McMurdo Dry Valleys are snow-free valleys located in Victoria Land, Antarctica.

May 29, 2018 20:11

Also known as speciation reversal, despeciation occurs when two distinct species merge into one single species.

May 29, 2018 15:08

Speciation refers to the process of evolution whereby different species emerge from the existing population.

May 29, 2018 15:01

The Enewetak Atoll is located in the Pacific Ocean.

May 28, 2018 12:33

Kangaroos are native only to Australia.

May 28, 2018 07:11

An area restricting artificial light pollution is called a dark sky preserve.

May 27, 2018 08:31

There are 19 extant species of storks.

May 25, 2018 17:18