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In Fact It’s Cold As Hell: Mars Isn’t As Earthlike As It Might Look

September 14, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter The slopes of Gale Crater as seen by Curiosity are reminiscent of the American southwest (NASA/JPL-Caltech) “Mars ain’t no kind of place to raise your kids; in fact it’s cold as hell” sang Elton John in “Rocket Man”, and although the song [...]

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Does Hot Water Freeze Faster Than Cold Water

October 3, 2010

The answer to ‘does hot water freeze faster than cold water’ is: yes, sometimes. If you put a container of water that is 100°C and an identical one that is 1°C in a common freezer, obviously the lower temperature container will freeze first, but under certain circumstances the hot water can freeze more quickly. When [...]

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What is an Ice Age

September 30, 2010

An Ice Age is a period of geologic time in which the Earth’s climate sees a dramatic drop in temperatures. This drop often is followed by larger ice fields in the Polar Regions. However even this basic definition does not fully explain what is an Ice Age. Ice Age while scientific is a blanket term [...]

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What Is Temperature

September 15, 2010

The answer to what is temperature that it is a way to state the notions of hot and cold. It is also the measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance. Temperature is measured with thermometers that can be calibrated to a variety of scales. A large portion of the world uses [...]

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What Is Evaporation

September 14, 2010

Have you ever wondered why vases dry up and then had someone tell you it is from evaporation? Was your next question ‘what is evaporation?’ Evaporation is the vaporization of a liquid, but it only occurs on the surface of the liquid. Evaporation is an important part of the water cycle. For of a liquid [...]

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