Monthly Archives: November, 2009
What is the deepest spot in the ocean?
The single deepest spot so far known in all the oceans is in the Pacific near Guam. It is called the “Challenger Deep” and is 36,198 feet below the surface of the ocean. If the highest mountain in the world, Mt. Everest, were put into the Challenger Deep, more than a mile of water would …
Why doesn’t the North Star move in the sky?
If we look at the stars, and then look again an hour or so later, we see that the spinning of the earth makes all the stars but the North Star seems to change positions in the sky. The North Star does not appear to move because it lies almost directly over the North Pole, …
When did crossword puzzles start?
Do you like to work crossword puzzles? Crosswords are among the most popular forms of word puzzles people play today. To work a crossword, the puzzle solver must guess words from given clues, and then write the letters of these words into a pattern of numbered squares. The words read both across and down in …
How did the red sea get its name?
The Red Sea is a narrow sea that lies between the sandy shores of northeastern Africa and the Arabia Peninsula. It is called the “Red Sea” because the color of the water at times is actually red. The Red Sea could have gotten its name for several reasons. The dry, desert lands surrounding the sea …
Why do onions make our eyes water?
Our eyes are really watering all the time. Tears come from special tear glands in the corners of our eyes. When we blink, our eyelids squeeze little drops of tears from the glands to bathe our eyes, to keep them from drying out and to help wash away specks of dirt. Onions give off a …
What makes chili peppers taste hot?
Chili is the Mexican name for a “hot” red pepper used to flavor foods such as tamales and stewed meat dishes called chili con carne. Chili peppers get their hot, biting taste from a spicy sap, or resin, that the pepper fruit makes while it is growing. Many people get used to this strong, burning …
Where does kerosene come from?
Kerosene is a kind of oil that is used as a fuel for jet engines and for burning in lamps and in stoves—especially camping equipment—for lighting or cooking. Most kerosene comes from petroleum, the oil that comes from oil wells. Petroleum is a mixture of many materials. Separating petroleum into its many parts is called …
Why do the Chinese eat with chopstick?
If you are in China you might eat with two slender sticks called “chopstick.” There are several thoughts as to why the Chinese began using chopsticks, but the most likely one is because of the way their food was prepared. There was always been a shortage of fuel in china with which to cook. The …
What is the earth’s atmosphere?
The atmosphere is the great ocean of air enveloping the earth. it extends up for hundreds of miles. You and I live at the bottom of a great ocean of air that surrounds the earth and that extends upward for hundreds of miles. We call it the atmosphere. We could not live without it and …
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