Ear popping – Atmosphere – Weather science
The view from the top of the Gheralta massif in Ethiopia. You can feel for yourself that the atmosphere gets thinner as you go higher above the earth. If you [...]
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08, 2017
Cumulus clouds – Weather – Science
These are cumulus clouds. They are puffy. What is a cumulus cloud? Cumulus clouds are clouds that are piled up on top of each other. "Cumulus" means a pile in Latin, as in [...]
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What are clouds made of? Weather science
Clouds in the sky. What are clouds? Clouds are made of water What are clouds? Clouds are made of drops of water or ice. When the wind picks up water from the ocean or from [...]
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Cirrus clouds – Weather science
Cirrus clouds in a blue sky What cirrus clouds look like Most of the time, you see cirrus clouds very high up in the sky, looking thin and wispy, like [...]
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08, 2017
What’s the atmosphere? Weather science
Earth's atmosphere: Did the Earth look like this right after it cooled down? What is the atmosphere? The atmosphere is the air that is wrapped all around a planet. Read more [...]
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Saturn – Planets – Astronomy
Saturn, as seen from space After Jupiter, Saturn is the next farthest planet out from our Sun. In some ways, Saturn is a lot like Jupiter - it's very cold, and it's mostly made [...]
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Neptune – Planets – Astronomy – Physics
Neptune from space Neptune is the farthest planet from our Sun. Neptune is the only planet that is so far away that you can't see it without a telescope. Neptune (NEPP-toon) is [...]
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08, 2017
Meteors – Shooting stars – Astronomy
Lyrid meteor shower What is a meteor? Meteors or meteorites are bits of rock (like granite) and ice - usually a mixture of rock and iron and nickel but sometimes just rock or [...]
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08, 2017
Earthquakes and algae – the planet Earth
Molten lava: the beginnings of planet Earth What is the Earth made of? Most of the molecules that smashed together to make the Earth were iron. The smashing together released a [...]
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Meteors project – Astronomy activity
Lyrid meteor shower How can I see meteors? The best way to learn about meteors is to go look at actual meteors falling into Earth's atmosphere. You can just look up at the [...]
