It’s just like a giant puzzle:
Continental what?
Tags: earth
January 22, 2010
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Geocentrism
By Philip in 365 DesignsThe theory that the earth is the centre of the universe.
Geocentrism
(Hint: it isn’t.)
Oh, and source here.
January 18, 2010
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Crypsis
By Philip in 365 DesignsCrypsis is any way in which animals and plants make themselves harder to see, for example, by camouflage.
Crypsis
January 18, 2010
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Tides
By Philip in 365 DesignsThe last entry on the theme of water: tides. Tides are the physical effects of the gravitational pull of the moon and sun on the earth. Here’s an explanation:
Tides
Basically, when the earth, moon and sun all line up, we get bigger tides, and when they’re at right angles the tides are lesser. The moon has about twice the effect of the sun on tides (the sun is much heavier, but gravity is more sensitive to distance than mass). It’s not only water that is affected by the tidal force, so is solid rock, so the earth is actually deformed slightly by these forces, bulging out around its waist. Also, as well as the moon’s effect on the earth, the earth asserts much larger tidal forces on the moon: the moon’s shape is seriously deformed by the earth. (Interestingly, these strong tidal forces have caused the moon to ‘lock‘ in place, which is why we only ever see one side of the moon.)
If you’re interested, there are wikipedia links in there. You should!
January 17, 2010
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The Universal Solvent
By Philip in 365 DesignsA whole lot of stuff dissolves in water.
The Universal Solvent
Water molecules look a lot like a certain mouse. I hope Disney doesn’t mind.
Tags: water
