The Day the Earth Shook Earthquakes happen when big pieces of rock, called tectonic plates, rub against each other and begin to shake. Tectonic plates make up our Earth's crust. The power of earthquakes is measured with numbers on the Richter Scale. Any earthquake that measures more than a...
Earth Science For Kids Let's learn all about our amazing Earth and what happens on our planet! From facts about deserts and mountains to the different types of rocks on our planet, we have lots of interesting subjects to explore. Let's dive right in! We
There are twenty plates in the earth’s crust which move slowly, continuously and at different speeds. Geologists believe that the fastest shifting of a plate might be 6-inches (15 centimetres) a year. Earthquakes occur when a plate bumps, scrapes, or drags along another plate. Earthquakes ta...
Spark an even greater interest in food with surprising facts about their favorite ingredients. Fruit Facts for Kids Apples are made up of 25 percent air, which is why they float in water. Bananas are berries! Botanically speaking, a berry must have three distinct fleshy layers, which is why...
Our Desert Facts will provide plenty of information about our planet's deserts. We will tell you here what you really should know about the deserts. First let's start with some basics! 10 Desert Facts for Kids Deserts arefound on all seven continents. All deserts (or arid areas) and semi...
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Fun Facts About Volcanoes! What is a volcano? The easiest definition is a hole in the Earth’s crust or surface. Still, we recognize a volcano as a landform (usually a mountain) where molten rock or magma erupts through a vent or opening in the earth’s surface. A volcano is a natu...
Core > Crust > Mantle Worksheet PrintWorksheet 1. What is the heat source that makes the liquid rock in the mantle circulate due to the theory of convection? The Sun The Earth's core The liquid rock circulates on its own. The liquid rock doesn't circulate. ...
it's hard to find a statistical correlation between the Earth's tide and earthquakes. What scientists have found is an increased likelihood of smaller earthquakes deep in the crust developing into larger earthquakes when there is more tidal stress on the Earth, such as when there is a supermoo...
20 Facts about La Réunion Here are some interesting La Réunion/ Reunion facts which were chosen and researched especially for kids. Flag of France 1.La Réunionis an island in the Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean island is also referred to as Réunion or Reunion. From 1810 until 1848 Reunion...