Whether appreciating benefits of nowadays or not, the fact is that we live in the age of abundance. Our lifestyle is dramatically different than the way of life of our recent ancestors due only to the possibility of countless choices that we have upon us every given day. Too much of everything can be too…
There is an annual Environments Day celebration. During the event, there are endless talks and suggestions on how to conserve the environment. But how often do we apply these suggestions or take practice those measures? Most of us appreciate nature, the forest, animals, and rivers, but if you are not protecting the environment, you are…
The carbon footprint of an individual is the amount of emissions caused by his activities, expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent. The harmful effects of carbon footprint are as follows: It leads to global warming It is responsible for drastic climate changes It causes economic losses and severe diseases It leads to soil, water and air…
Planets are dark, astronomical bodies that are orbiting star or remains of the star that is big enough to have its own gravity, not big enough to create a thermonuclear fusion and clean neighborhood from planetesimals. Through the many years of studying planets and our Solar System, astronomers discovered that there are different types of…
Energy can be potential or kinetic. Radiant energy is a form of Kinetic energy. Movement of atoms, molecules, objects, wave, and substance is connected to a Kinetic energy. Kinetic energy can be in many different forms like sound, thermal energy, motion, electric energy, etc. Radiant energy is very important for example, there would be no…
Many different forms of energy can be called a Potential energy. Each one of these forms of energy is connected with a force that acts accordingly to the characteristic of the matter (mass, elasticity, temperature and electric charge). Potential energy can be described as 3 characteristics that a specific object has. The shape of an…
Chemical energy is one of the various forms energy can take, including kinetic energy, mechanical energy, and thermal energy. It is energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds, such as sugar and gasoline. It is one of the most convenient forms we have for storing energy. Chemical energy comes in different forms and may…
Whether you are running a hundred meter-long track, or just lying aimlessly on your bed, one thing remains true: you are doing work. In doing such work, you are employing a particular form of energy which enables you to move or stay in position. This form of energy is called mechanical energy. Mechanical energy is…
In this generation, using electricity is as significant as any other human need including food and water. The moment you charge your phones or turn your televisions on, energy is already being converted to allow your gadgets to function. Electricity is significant because it addresses the needs of our homes and businesses. It could also play…
Almost all of us have looked up into the sky and wondered what is there. Well, there are lots of fascinating objects revolving out of space. Humans have left the earth in space ships to explore the solar system that surrounds it. It’s known as the solar system since everything in it revolves around the…
This is something you’ve maybe never thought of… Disposable pads and tampons—are they actually that bad for the environment? After all, something like an OB tampon is a tiny piece of cotton, which is biodegradable. Maybe it’s not so bad? Or, maybe it is, especially considering the cumulative effect of it over a lifetime. It’s…
It is all fun and games until a typical snowfall becomes a severe storm and starts wreaking havoc on your locality. Over the years, the United States has witnessed some of the most destructive snow storms that ever existed. These blizzards have unfortunate repercussions, including hundreds of casualties and destruction of millions worth of properties….
An ecosystem encompasses living organisms and the nonliving elements of their environments. Hence, the components of an ecosystem include animals, plants, microorganisms, rocks, soil, minerals, atmosphere, and the surrounding water masses. An ecosystem can be huge, cutting across several nations, or it can be relatively small, such as the body of an animal, which is…
We may have heard about sandstorms at one point in our lives. While it is common knowledge that it comprises of sand and that it could cause several adverse effects towards the environment and the well-being of the people, there are still a lot of things that we do not know about the phenomenon. On…
A blizzard is an extreme snowstorm followed by a very strong and constant wind which last three hours or more. Difference between snowstorms and blizzards is in the power of the wind. The speed of the wind that can cause a blizzard is at least 35 mph (56 km/h). The result of it is wind…