Is the earth perfectly round? No, it isn’t. The earth is in fact like a rubber ball which has been gently squashed at the top and bottom, so that it is widest at the equator. It also has four bulges which form rough corners. These are in Ireland, and near the countries of Peru, South Africa and New Guinea. Scientists …
Read More »New Jersey State: US Encyclopedia For Students
New Jersey, a Middle Atlantic state located between New York on the north and east and Pennsylvania and Delaware on the west, occupies a peninsula bounded by the Delaware and Hudson rivers. The state’s northern border is its only artificial limit. The Atlantic Ocean to the southeast provides an attractive and popular resort area. The “waistline” of the state is …
Read More »New Mexico State: US Encyclopedia For Kids
New Mexico, located in the southwestern United States at the southern end of the Rocky Mountains, borders Mexico on the south, Arizona on the west, Colorado on the north, Oklahoma on the east, and Texas on the east and southeast. With an area of 314,938 sq km (121,598 sq mi), it ranks fifth among the states in size. New Mexico’s …
Read More »Arkansas State: US Encyclopedia For Students
Arkansas, one of the Southern states of the United States, is bordered by Missouri on the north and northeast, by Tennessee and Mississippi on the east, by Louisiana on the south, and by Texas and Oklahoma on the west. The region of Arkansas was first visited by Europeans in 1541-42, when Hernando DE SOTO, a Spanish explorer, led a party …
Read More »Eid-ul-Fitr Festive mood grips Srinagar Valley
Festive mood gripped the entire Kashmir valley, as Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated. Eid-ul-Fitr Festive mood grips Srinagar Valley: While people were seen thronging the marketplaces for last-minute shopping, others were seen rushing home early ahead of the festive occasion. Maximum rush of shoppers was witnessed at the bakery and butcher shops. Most of the offices, especially the government ones, wore …
Read More »What is the cause of the earth’s magnetic field?
Originally, it was thought that the centre of the earth has magnetized iron deposits, which caused it to act like a huge permanent bar magnet. However, the theory failed to explain how the magnetic field had sustained itself for long, because even if there was magnetized iron in the core earlier, the core of the earth is so hot that …
Read More »When is the earth nearest to the sun?
It is nearest to the sun on about the second or third day in January. The distance varies because it spins round the sun in an elliptical orbit or path. The time when the earth is closest to the sun is called the perihelion. The time when it is farthest away the aphelion comes six months later on the first …
Read More »What was the first life on the Earth?
Until quite recently it was thought that there were no abundant life forms on this planet until about 600 million years ago. When we remember that the Earth itself is at least 4500 million years old, it does seem to have taken a very long time before any animals or plants appeared. Then, geologically speaking, they must have developed very …
Read More »When will Oceans of the Earth Overflow?
When will the Oceans of the Earth Overflow? Try this out. Plug the sink and leave the water running. It will lead to a flood in the bathroom and a scolding for letting the water overflow. Since the sink could not hold an unlimited amount of water, it let the water spill out. But even the oceans are enormous bodies …
Read More »Kuriyan Jawan Bapu Pareshaan: 2021 Punjabi Comedy Film
Movie Name: Kuriyan Jawan Bapu Pareshaan Movie Directed by: Avtar Singh Produced by: Starring: Karamjit Anmol, Ekta Gulati Khera, Piyu Sharma, Love Gill, Lucky Dhaliwal, Aman Sidhu, Kaka Kautaki Genre: Comedy, Drama Release Date: 16 April, 2021 Running Time: 108 Minutes Rating: Kuriyan Jawan Bapu Preshaan is a Punjabi film based on a person, who is surrounded by people, who always diverts father’s thoughts, to …
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