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by Fred Jaicks | Uncategorized
Written and compiled by Fred Jaicks. The Sun: Introduction The sun is a star at the center of the solar system around which all local planets orbit. It is made mainly of the gasses hydrogen and helium, with hydrogen taking up about 70% of its mass and helium 28%. A...
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by Fred Jaicks | Uncategorized
Written and compiled by Fred Jaicks Science fairs can be fun and a great way to show off what you have learned in school. With so many different subjects covered in science class, it can be tough to choose which topic to present on. Weather and meteorology...
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by Fred Jaicks | Uncategorized
Written and compiled by Fred Jaicks Scientific Explanation of a Tsunami Tsunami is a Japanese word that translates into English as “harbor wave”. However, a tsunami is not just one wave, but is a series of waves, sometimes referred to as a “wave train”. A...
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by Fred Jaicks | Uncategorized
Written and compiled by Fred Jaicks The word wind can refer to a gentle breeze or it can conjure up an image of an unruly gust overturning umbrellas or a disastrous tornadodemolishing everything in its path. But what you don’t see the wind do is provide an...
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by Fred Jaicks | Uncategorized
Written and compiled by Fred Jaicks Rain or any other type of precipitation that is unusually acidic is described as an acid rain. Acid rain has harmful effects on plant life, trees, aquatic animals, and the planet’s infrastructure, including man-made...
