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A wonderful and marvelous collection of answers to intriguing questions everyone ask about the world covering almost every subject, from science and history to art, language, mathematics, technology, and homeschooling

what causes lightning
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What Causes Lightning?

What Causes Lightning? Lightning is an electric current. During a thunderstorm, water droplets in the clouds become charged with electricity

what makes the wind blow
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What Makes the Wind Blow?

What Makes the Wind Blow? Wind is air in motion. Wind is caused mainly by the uneven heating of the air around the earth by the sun. Since t

how far away is the horizon
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How Far Away Is the Horizon?

The distance to the horizon, the imaginary line where the sky seems to meet the earth, depends on how high our eyes are above the level of t