by Meghna Rangarajan | Jul 8, 2024 | Student Blogs
What is Gravity? Gravity is a fundamental force of the universe that pulls objects towards each other. Gravity on Earth Gravity gives weight to physical objects and causes them to fall toward the Earth when dropped. The acceleration due to gravity on Earth’s...
by Meghna Rangarajan | Jul 8, 2024 | Student Blogs
What Causes An Earthquake? The Earth’s upper layer is made of giant slabs of rock called tectonic plates, which move very slowly. An earthquake occurs when the tectonic plates pull apart, slide past or bump into each other. Faults: Cracks in the Earth’s crust...
by Meghna Rangarajan | Jun 28, 2024 | Student Blogs
Formation of Volcanoes The Earth’s surface is made up of large pieces called tectonic plates. These plates slowly move over the Earth’s mantle, a layer of hot rock. Volcanoes are formed when the earth’s plates move together (convergent) or apart...
by Meghna Rangarajan | Jun 27, 2024 | Student Blogs
Life Cycle of a Star There are seven stages in the life cycle of a star. The mass of a star determines how radiantly it shines and how it dies. Let’s look at the Sun’s life cycle, a medium-sized star. Nebula – Stars are born from enormous clouds of gas and...
by Meghna Rangarajan | Jun 21, 2024 | Student Blogs
Science Behind Rainbows Rainbows form when sunlight passes through raindrops in the sky. This process involves three key steps: Refraction: When sunlight enters a raindrop, it slows down and bends. This bending of light is called refraction. Different colors of...
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