Essays on sky Page 2

Tides: Caused by gravity from the sun and the moon pulling on and deforming large bodies of water. Daily changes in tides: High tides occur on the side of earth closest to the moon and the side opposite the moon. -High tides draw water away from the areas between, causing low tides to form. For…

My place is very special to me, it’s my own. In my place I get to see many different things that I don’t get to see back home in Pennsylvania; like the outstanding colored rocks, the big bolder that sits alone in the middle of the brown sand, that gets stuck between my painted toes….

Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System. Despite being visible to the naked eye like the five classical planets, its dimness and slow orbit prevented ancient observers from recognizing it as a planet. However, it was eventually discovered in 1781 by Sir…

The main character in Jack London’s short story “To Build a Fire” experiences the harsh conditions of being stranded outside in Alaska during winter. He feels the numbness in his hands and feet, unable to move or feel them. There is a looming sense of potential death as he sits there helplessly. London uses various…

As I walk down the sandy wooden steps off of the pier, I stop for a second to look out at the clear horizon. I close my eyes gently and I smell the fishy scent of the ocean in front of me. As my eyes open, my gaze moves up towards the light pink sky….

The nebular hypothesis suggests that the collapse of clouds resulted in turbulence, which generated heat and led to the creation of a star. Nevertheless, my knowledge regarding the origin and evolution of the solar system is restricted. Advancements in this field depend on adhering to the scientific process: constructing hypotheses, making predictions, conducting measurements, formulating…

Cloud Formation Cloud A cloud is a visible mass of condensation droplets. Water moves into the atmosphere through the process of evaporation and transpiration. Water vapors join the dust particles in the atmosphere to form clouds.  Finally, water returns to Earth as precipitation in the form of rain, snow, and hail. Clouds cannot be formed…