Every Drop Counts
Water is essential for life. Without water, humans can only survive for three days. So we can appreciate just how important water is for our…
Category: Earth Science
How much does Earth weigh and how can we measure it?
How much does Earth weigh? The solution to question mark above is that it is roughly 6,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000, kilograms. The fascinating sub-question mark is How…
How Do Clouds Form?
Liquid water is converted into a gas when water molecules evaporate under the influence of energy from a heat resource, such as the Sun or…
Is the Earth gaining mass over time?
Decomposing vegetation does stock up all over the planet, but not everywhere uniformly. Wind and rain destroy the ground over hours, and even where leaflet…
What’s Inside the Earth?
Our home, the planet Earth is, in reality, a giant, solid rock spinning in space about its own axis. We, humans, live on its thin…
Where do rocks come from?
The ‘light’ rocks are on the Earth’s surface If you don’t know our planet Earth is a rock too, but so much has occurred since…
Why do volcanoes erupt?
Volcanoes are large gaping outlets on the surface of the Earth’s crust from which lava, ash, and hot gases flow out during an eruption. It…
Why do earthquakes happen?
Earth is a stable planet that harbours and sustains all life forms. It provides all necessary resources and requirements such that life can go on…
What is Lightning?
Ever wondered what those beautiful streaks of light which brightens up the skies at night are made of? Those that reflect so many bright colours,…
What is a Tornado?
Most of us have seen storms in our lives. These create havoc in the environment, and may also have the potential to cause severe damage…