What causes a tornado?

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Kidpid

Tornadoes are caused by severe thunderstorms, when warm, moist air collides with cold, dry air, creating instability in the atmosphere. This can lead to the formation of a rotating column…

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What causes a comet to have a tail?

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Vedika

A comet develops a tail due to the solar radiation it encounters as it travels close to the Sun. The radiation causes the comet’s materials to vaporize, forming a tail…

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What causes a ‘shooting star’? [Quiz Inside]

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A shooting star is caused by a meteoroid entering the Earth‘s atmosphere and burning up, creating a bright streak of light in the sky. MCQs 1. What causes the bright…

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How do rockets launch into space?

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Rockets launch into space by igniting their engines to produce thrust, which propels the rocket upwards against Earth’s gravity. As the engines burn fuel, the rocket accelerates and climbs into…

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What is Music?

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Soumyanetra

What is Music? One of the things that almost every person on the planet is drawn to is music. It is probably the first form of art that any of…

Physics

Light – Laws of Reflection & Eye

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Soumyanetra

Light is a very important part of our lives as it is one of the essential components required to see. Let’s try to understand light at a greater depth.  Laws…

Physics

Friction – Types & Role

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Kidpid

Objects do not come to rest on their own. What brings an object to rest is an invisible force called friction. Friction is a force that opposes the motion of…

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Force and Pressure

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If you push or pull an object, you exert a force on it and if it is not held tightly, it will move. All forces act to cause a change…

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Chemical Effects of Electric Current

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Arunika

Metals such as copper, aluminium, Graphite are good conductors of electricity. Whereas Non-metals such as plastic, wood etc.. are not a good conductor of electricity. So, it is dangerous to…

Physics

Sound

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Arunika

Sound: Sound is a very important part of our lives. Sound is basically the energy made up of vibrations caused by any object or medium. To and fro motion of…

Physics