Wind vanes are some of the most commonplace weather instruments out there, especially if you live in a farm or a rural area. Traditionally, people on farms found these devices useful for predicting the weather. You can tell, for example, if a storm is coming based on the direction a wind blows from. A wind […]
Meteorologists track the amount of rainfall to help them forecast the weather and analyze if an area is experiencing abnormal weather patterns. The data they collect is also used so farmers can plan on how to protect their crops from incoming bouts of rain or drought. The rain gauge is a simple-looking instrument to measure […]
Hurricanes can start like any regular storm, but with the right conditions, they can turn into much larger and more destructive weather systems. To clear up any confusion first, a hurricane is the same to a typhoon or cyclone. These different names are used based on where the storm develops. Hurricanes refer to the storms […]
Our planet’s plate tectonics can unleash incredibly powerful forces to change the landscape on the surface in several significant ways. One of the most striking formations that can form from tectonic movement is the block mountain. While they aren’t as common as fold mountains, you might actually be familiar with the famous block mountains in […]
A river is a stream of water flowing from an uphill source to reach the sea. These uphill sources can vary, from melting snow or springs of water, to rain falling in the mountains. Glaciers – hulking bodies of ice atop mountains – can also serve as a river’s source. Starting from the headwaters of […]
Faults are the lines and cracks on the surface of the Earth that usually depict the boundaries between two blocks of rocks, or plates. As you can recall from the plate tectonics theory, these plates constantly swim on top of a layer of slightly melted rock underground called the asthenosphere. Faults form naturally to help […]
The Earth’s surface contains several landmasses, the largest stretches of which are known as continents. Navigating the World: Understanding Maps with Continents For many young learners, the vastness of our planet is both awe-inspiring and slightly overwhelming. However, through the intricate details of maps, students gain invaluable knowledge of geography. With resources like 'maps with […]
Latitudes and longitudes are pretty old tools in the history of navigation. Back before GPS was commonplace, travellers from as early as 600 BC used the stars, the sun, and the horizon to properly find their position and avoid getting lost along their routes. The criss-crossing lines we can see on a map serve as […]
To say that our solar system is a fantastic place would be an understatement. Although the Sun pales in comparison to the size and temperature of many other stars, it’s still an extremely superheated ball of mainly hydrogen gas that’s hot enough to give you sunburns from 152 million kilometers away. Embark on a Stellar […]
As hard as it is to believe at first, it’s not uncommon for someone to find the shells or fossils of sea creatures atop certain mountains. This isn’t some elaborate prank – fold mountains, which are pretty common around the world, are made of sedimentary rock that used to be part of ancient bodies of […]
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