Where can one observe elongated cylindrical clouds up to a kilometer long? Detailed answer

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Where can one observe elongated cylindrical clouds up to a kilometer long?

A rare phenomenon called "Morning Gloria" is an elongated cylindrical cloud up to a kilometer long, moving at speeds up to 60 km / h.

Periodically, such clouds are found in different parts of the world, but most often they can be observed in Australia, in the Gulf of Carpentaria. The characteristic shape is formed due to the fact that at the leading edge there is a rapid movement of air vertically upwards, and in the middle and rear of the cloud the air mass descends, thus, as it were, twisting the cloud.

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How was the soil formed?

If the surface of our Earth were not covered with soil, man would not be able to exist on it. Without soil, there would be no vegetation, and man and other animals would not be able to get their own food.

Soil is a light, powdery covering in which vegetation grows. It consists of small stones, remains of vegetation and animal organisms. Small stones at one time were large rocks, the remains of plants and animals belonged to living plants and living beings.

The hardest rocks erode over time. Constantly there is a process of "weathering" - the destruction of rocks. Glaciers bring masses of rocks, destroying rocks and mountains.

In combination with chemical elements, water dissolves and washes out some types of rocks. Temperature changes contribute to the destruction of mountains. From heating and cooling, cracks form on the surface of the rocks. Water gets there, which, when frozen, further destroys the mountains. Even the roots of plants destroy rocks. Tree seeds fall into cracks in rocks, they give rise to shoots and, with their roots, also contribute to the destruction of rocks. The wind, which brings sand, completes the destructive work.

But this is only the beginning of soil formation. For the formation of real soil in the sand or in the smallest particles of rock, it is necessary to add "humus". Humus is an organic matter obtained from plants and animal remains.

As a result of the activity of bacteria, the remains of almost all plants and animals turn into soil. Bacteria decompose them and increase soil fertility. Earthworms and other insects also enrich the soil. The most fertile is the top layer of soil, called the "arable layer". It has the most humus. The next layer is the subsoil, which mainly consists of the remains of rocks. Even lower is the bedrock.

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