Planetary Science Planetary Science 499 Questions Ask question Search Order By: ActiveClear Filter 2 Ans why does the sun make people feel better? 699 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 23 Ans How does wind spin those giant turbines? It seems like even high-speed winds wouldn’t move it very quickly with how heavy the turbine blades must be. 3.48K viewsOtherPlanetary Science 7 Ans We know that some solar systems in the Universe have planets within them known as the “Goldilocks Zone”, just like Earth. How is it the same technology used to discover these planets is not able to detect if life, especially the intelligent type, also inhabits them? 1.22K viewsOtherPlanetary Science 8 Ans Why do rockets have to hit the atmosphere at an angle on reentry to not burn up? 1.37K viewsOtherPlanetary Science 1 Ans Why do most clouds rise and remain at a specific level in the sky? 593 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 12 Ans Is there a reason why we have four “rock” planets lined up followed by four “gas” planets in a row, or is it merely coincidence? 1.57K viewsOtherPlanetary Science 5 Ans How did nuclear elements form and why are they so powerful? 878 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 2 Ans Eli5: The 5 extinctions 637 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 39 Ans why when the international space station is only 250miles away does it take at least 4 hours to get there? 3.89K viewsOtherPlanetary Science 9 Ans How, at 93 million miles away, does the sun feel so warm, yet when a simple cloud passes over it the warmth is incredibly dampened? 1.29K viewsOtherPlanetary Science 4 Ans Why is the weather forecast still so hit and miss? 713 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 5 Ans The earths magnetic field. 955 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 3 Ans It seems like millions of years ago there were lots of really active volcanos. Why is that no longer the case? 724 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 2 Ans Why lightning occurs in an instant, but the resulting thunder rolls and rolls and lasts a while 686 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 5 Ans Eli5: Panama canal and water locks 1.08K viewsOtherPlanetary Science 9 Ans Are the exact measurements known of how big a meteor needs to be to breach the atmosphere and land on Earth versus burn up in it and disappear? 1.62K viewsOtherPlanetary Science 3 Ans How does light pollution work? 928 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 3 Ans How can we see lightning in detail when the average bolt only lasts for about 30 microseconds? 832 viewsOtherPlanetary Science 7 Ans Space Speed 1.53K viewsOtherPlanetary Science 5 Ans why does the night sky not look like a long exposure camera shot if the earth is spinning and the light from distant stars takes so long to get here? 924 viewsOtherPlanetary Science « Previous 1 2 … 17 18 19 20 21 … 24 25 Next » Question and answer is powered by anspress.net
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