How Is Clay Formed?
How Is Clay Formed? The gradual chemical weathering of rocks, usually silicate-bearing, by low concentrations of carbonic acid and other diluted solvents results in the...
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Why Are Rain Forests so Called?
Why Are Rain Forests so Called? A rain forest can be described as a tall, dense jungle. The climate of a rain forest is very hot and humid so the animals and plants...
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What Makes the Wind?
What Makes the Wind? Wind is the movement of air across the surface of the earth, caused by warm air rising and being replaced by cooler air. Except for the monsoons,...
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When Does Sheet Lightning Occur?
When Does Sheet Lightning Occur? Sheet lightning usually occurs during a storm as the result of a discharge of excess electricity within a single thundercloud. The...
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What Is Twilight?
What Is Twilight? Twilight is the faint light which appears a little before sunrise and again after sunset before it gets really dark. On the Moon there is no twilight....
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