Earth⭐⭐ Curious Wonder
Why do waterfalls keep flowing?
Stand near a big waterfall and it feels impossible that so much water can keep pouring over the same edge.
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Earth⭐⭐⭐ Mind-Blowing Wonder
Why do many places get two high tides a day?
At many beaches, the ocean climbs the shore, retreats, and then does it again later the same day. The sea is keeping a rhythm you can set a watch near, but not exactly by.
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Why are mountains so tall?
Mountains look like Earth decided to stand up in one place and stay there.
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Why are some beaches black?
Some beaches look as if someone swapped the sand for ground-up midnight. The color is not painted on.
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Why are some lakes pink?
Some lakes are not blue, green, or gray. They are pink enough to look edited, even when no one touched the photo.
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Why do lightning bolts zigzag?
For something so fast, lightning leaves a strangely crooked shape across the sky.
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Why do volcanoes erupt?
A mountain can sit quietly for years. Then the ground opens, ash climbs into the sky, and glowing rock pours out. What changed?
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Why do rivers curve?
A river has somewhere to go. Why does it waste all that distance bending back and forth instead of taking the straightest path?
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Why is there sand on beaches?
A beach looks like a place. It is also a giant pile of tiny pieces that came from somewhere else.
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Why do earthquakes happen?
The ground feels like the steadiest thing around. Then, without warning, it can shake. What has to happen underground first?
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Why are oceans salty?
Something keeps pouring fresh water into the sea every single day. The ocean still never tastes any less salty.
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Why do leaves change color in autumn?
A tree can be green for months, then suddenly glow yellow, orange, or red. Where did all that color come from?
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