What Are Sunspots?
Sunspots are dark, relatively cool spots on the surface of the sun in a region called the photosphere. Sunspots have temperatures of about 3,800 degrees K. They can be...
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What Is Sugar Made From?
Sugar is made by some plants to store energy that they don’t need straight away like animals make fat. Most of the sugar we eat comes from sugar cane and sugar...
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How Fast Does Light Travel?
How Fast Does Light Travel? Light travels very fast. In just one second, it goes 186,282 miles (229,792 kilometres), and at this speed takes about eight minutes to...
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Where Does Natural Gas Come From?
Natural gas is believed to be formed from the remains of ancient plants that lived in the shallow seas that once covered much of the earth. Many layers of the decayed...
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Why Do Mexican Jumping Beans Jump?
Why Do Mexican Jumping Beans Jump? A jumping bean’s movement is caused by a larva, or caterpillar, wriggling around inside it. The “beans” are...
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