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Earth & space

Weather, oceans, seasons, the moon, orbits.

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📖 storybook Why is it hot in summer and cold in winter? spaceearthlightseasons Discover 📖 storybook How does your phone know exactly where you are? spacesatellitesdistance Discover Why do clouds float if they are full of water? weathercloudswaterair Discover Why does it rain instead of just staying cloudy forever? weatherraincloudstemperature Discover Why does wind blow from one place to another? weatherwindairpressure Discover Why do you see lightning way before you hear the thunder? weatherthunderlightsound Discover Why does the sea have a high tide and a low tide every day? oceanstidesmoongravity Discover Why does the Moon change shape every night? spacemoonlightorbits Discover Why isn't there an eclipse every single month? spaceeclipsesmoonorbits Discover Why does a volcano explode instead of just oozing? earthvolcanoespressuregas Discover Why does the day stay light longer in summer? earthseasonsday lengthsunlight Discover Why does it get colder the higher up a mountain you go? weathertemperatureairpressure Discover Why does a hurricane spin in a circle? weatherhurricaneswindearth Discover Why does the ocean stay salty but rain is fresh? oceanswatersaltweather Discover Why does a planet's year get longer the farther out it is? spaceorbitsgravityplanets Discover Why does fog appear in the morning and then vanish? weatherfogtemperaturewater Discover Why does the wind near the coast switch direction between day and night? weatherwindoceanstemperature Discover Why do hailstones grow big in summer, the hottest time of year? weatherhailcloudswind Discover Why is it pitch dark at night when space is full of stars? spacestarslightuniverse Discover Why does the wind make giant waves out at sea but not in a pond? oceanswaveswindwater Discover Why does dropping air pressure tell you a storm is coming? weatherpressurestormsair Discover 📖 storybook The Moon keeps one face toward us — so is it spinning, or frozen still? moonorbitspace Discover 📖 storybook Why do ocean waves only crash and break when they reach the shore? wavesoceanwaterbeach Discover 📖 storybook How do collision history and source shape sand grains? rockserosionbeachesearth Discover 📖 storybook How does the Sun's gravity change with distance? gravityspacesundistance Discover