Everyday we go through day and night and many times think that why it happens. This is because earth rotates on its own axis. This axis is an imaginary line that passes through the North Pole and South Pole of the earth. The sun is […]
What causes an ocean trench?
The ocean trenches are narrow topographic depressions in the sea. These trenches form the deepest points in the ocean and are the lowest points on earth. These trenches are formed at a particular place of plate boundary which is known as subduction zone. It happens […]
Why do plants need water?
Water is very important for the survival of human beings, plants and animals. There are many reasons why water is needed by plants. Solvent Water acts as the solvent for the minerals present in the soil and with the absorption of water from the soil […]
What is a computer trojan?
Mostly people confuse the term computer Trojan with computer virus. They think that both of these are same. No doubt they both infect your computer but they both have slightly different characteristics. Trojan is a malicious program that cannot replicate itself like the computer virus […]
What is the cause of global warming?
Global warming is the increase in temperature of earth due to greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide CO2 which causes nine to 26 percent of greenhouse effect, water vapors has 36 to 70 percent and methane CH4 has four to nine percent. These gases are useful […]
How did Linux start?
Linux is the general term of the family of Unix-like computer working systems that use the Linux kernel. Linux operating system has an eventful history, but it was in 1990 while Linus Torvalds made a breakthrough in this field. Linus was trying to upgrade the […]
Why does smoke come from fire?
When we put paper or a piece of wood or say something else onto fire we will see smoke rising from it but when it reaches a point where it is completely burnt and we are left with only “glowing embers†we will notice that […]
How do dams work?
Dams stand as one of the earliest inventions of humankind. Aqueducts were built in Rome to control the flow of water. Modern dams show the great ingenuity of human brain and have taken the early concept to a whole new level. Dams help us in […]
Why is salt bad for the body?
Salt is the most commonly used substance for our daily food. It is called as sodium chloride in scientific terms. Sodium is what needed to our body for its proper functioning. It keeps the body fluids concentration at the required levels and prevents to increase […]
How do earthquake form?
There are four layers of earth the solid inner core, the liquid outer core, the mantle, the crust. A sudden rapture in the fault can cause an earthquake. A fault is a gap or we can say fracture in the earth’s crust and it can […]