Snowflakes are delicate and intricate crystals of ice that form in the Earth’s atmosphere. These beautiful snowflakes are a type of precipitation, which means that they form from water vapor that condenses and freezes in the air. The process of snowflake formation begins when water vapor in the air cools and condenses into tiny water […]
The poles are cold and the tropics are warm because of the way the Earth’s orbit around the sun and the tilt of the Earth’s axis affects the amount of sunlight different parts of the Earth receive. The Earth orbits, or travels around, the sun in a path that is shaped like an oval. As […]
The seasons are caused by the Earth’s orbit around the sun and the tilt of the Earth’s axis. The Earth orbits, or travels around, the sun in a path that is shaped like an oval. It takes about 365.24 days for the Earth to make one complete orbit around the sun. As the Earth orbits […]
Day and night are caused by the Earth’s rotation on its axis. The Earth rotates, or spins, on an imaginary line that runs through the North Pole and South Pole. It takes about 24 hours for the Earth to make one complete rotation. As the Earth rotates, different parts of the Earth are exposed to […]
Have you ever noticed that environments tend to stay the same as long as certain conditions remain in balance? For example, a forest will remain a forest as long as the temperature, rainfall, and soil conditions are suitable for trees to grow. However, if one or more of these conditions change, then the environment will […]
Fossils are the remains or evidence of ancient organisms that have been preserved in rock or other materials. Fossils help scientists learn about the plants and animals that lived long ago, and can give us clues about what the Earth was like in the past. So how do fossils form? There are several ways that […]
Earthquakes are one of the most destructive natural disasters in the world. They occur when the Earth’s crust abruptly breaks along a fault line, causing the release of energy in the form of seismic waves. These waves can travel for hundreds or even thousands of miles, causing extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure. In some […]
Mountains are large natural features on the Earth’s surface. They can be broadly categorized into three types: volcanic, plutonic, and sedimentary. Volcanic mountains are formed when hot molten rock (magma) from deep within the Earth’s mantle erupts through the Earth’s surface. The magma cools and hardens, forming a mountain. The most famous example of a […]
Living things interact with their environments in order to thrive and live. Some of the things they interact with are biotic, while some are abiotic. Biotic and abiotic are just big science words that mean living and non-living. Biotic factors are living organisms that affect an ecosystem. They can be plants, animals, or other organisms. […]
Pollution is a common problem in advanced civilizations. From Ancient Rome to the Modern era, civilizations have always left different types of pollution behind. Such as sewage, garbage, and so forth. Modern technologies can create new kinds of more toxic pollution that the environment has never had to deal with before. The advancement of civilization […]
