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Why Earthquakes Happen

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Earthquakes are some of the destructive and feared natural disasters. But why do they happen? Earthquakes are caused when blocks of the Earth’s crust suddenly slip past each other. The force of this motion creates an earthquake. Buildings, roads, and homes can all be destroyed by these earthquakes. Scientists are […]

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Why Earth moves around the Sun

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Introduction The Earth is the third planet from the sun and the only planet in the solar system that supports life. It is also the largest of the terrestrial planets, meaning it is made up of rock and metal. The Earth has an atmosphere composed of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, […]

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What does the Asteroid Belt do?

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The asteroid belt is a protostellar ring, more like a disc in the Solar System that lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous small bodies, including asteroids and comets. The asteroid belt was first theorized by Johannes Kepler in 1610, who observed that the […]

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What is the Asteroid belt made of?

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The asteroid belt is a disk-shaped area between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter populated by many small rocky bodies. These asteroids are remnants of the protoplanetary disk that formed our solar system 4.6 billion years ago. The asteroid belt is dynamic, with objects continually colliding and breaking up into […]

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Asteroid Belt Facts

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The asteroid belt appears between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It’s estimated to contain between 1.1 million and 1.9 million asteroids, with only a small percentage of them being found. The largest asteroid in the belt is Ceres, which is also classified as a dwarf planet. There are many […]

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