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Most people don’t think the moon is made of cheese, but sometimes it certainly looks like a wheel of cheese that’s blue with mold. It looks full of holes, like Swiss cheese, and it sometimes has a greenish/bluish color, like Gorgonzola cheese. The holes are actually craters caused by asteroids, which are big chunks of rock and ice that fly through space. The greenish/bluish color is caused by the Earth’s shadow across the moon’s surface.
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Why is there no gravity in space?
Oh, but there is gravity in space! Astronauts only FEEL like there is no gravity because they are continuously falling as if there weren’t. You see, if there were no…
Why does the moon shine?
The moon shines due to sunlight that is reflected off of its surface. So the light of the moon is actually the light of the sun!
Do flying fish really fly?
Flying fish don’t really fly, but they do glide through the air. Flying fish have special fins. These are winglike and tough. When the fish is in the air, it…
How old is the Grand Canyon?
Five or six million years ago, the young Colorado River began to cut the layers of rock, and the Grand Canyon was born. To create something that beautiful takes a…
What is a bruise?
A bruise is also called a contusion (say: ken-too-zhen), and it forms after a hard enough bump to the soft tissues under your skin. When these tissues are injured, small…