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May 30 2009

Some recent Great Wall of Questions additions

Posted by: Lisa in Questions, science

Why do people look different from different countries? Why does cotton candy melt in your mouth? Why does an avocado have a big seed in it? Why do people speak different languages in different countries? How did the Incas invent successful brain surgery? When people run, why do they sweat?

Tags: avocado, brain surgery, countries, exercise, Inca, languages, life science, linguistics, people, pit, Questions, science, seed

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May 24 2009

Evolution/Prehistoric Questions from the Great Wall!

Posted by: Lisa in Earth, Questions, animals, science

How did people figure out that dinosaurs were alive? $How did the dinosaurs\' time turn into our time?$ In the old times, how come people looked like monkeys? What animals were human ancestors? Why are monkeys like cousins to us? Why do cats have tails? What did cats evolve from?

Tags: ancestors, anthropology, cats, dinosaurs, early humans, evolution, evolve, hominids, homo sapiens, monkeys, paleontology, prehistoric

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May 23 2009

Firsts and Origins… Questions

Posted by: Lisa in Earth, Questions, Space, science

What was the first ocean? How did the Universe begin? Who wrote the first book? When did the first year start? How was the first tree created? What was the first thing on Earth?

Tags: big bang, book, calendar, Earth, first, life, ocean, planet, question, science, tree, universe

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May 22 2009

Questions from our Great Wall… the revenge!

Posted by: Lisa in Questions, Space, science

What was the first star in the universe? Can a frozen planet have an atmosphere? How was the big bang created? How do you know that a black hole is nearby?

Tags: atmosphere, big bang, black hole, creation, origin, planet, Questions, science, Space, star, universe

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May 18 2009

Yet another round of awesome questions from our Great Wall of Questions!

Posted by: Lisa in Questions, animals, science

$Why don\'t girls have an Adam\'s apple?$ $Why don\'t babies use their vocal cords?$ How do you get beauty and birth marks? $Why can\'t boys have children?$ $How are a person\'s emotions created?$ Why are females the only ones that can have babies?

Tags: babies, birthmark, childbirth, female, human, male, pregnancy, puberty, Questions, reproduction, vocal cords

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May 17 2009

Even more great questions from the Great Wall!

Posted by: Lisa in Earth, Questions, Space, science

How did the Earth get air? How does the Earth act like a magnet? How do animals drink milk underwater? $What started the heat in the Earth\'s core?$ What made the world? How did the Earth get its water?

Tags: air, animals, atmosphere, core, creation, Earth, Earth science, evolution, magma, magnet, magnetic field, milk, nursing, origins, science, water

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May 16 2009

Could the dinosaurs be alive today?

Posted by: Lisa in Earth, Questions, animals, science

What if???

Tags: animals, dinosaurs, evolution, extinction, meteor, Questions, science

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May 12 2009

Recent questions from the Great Wall…

Posted by: Lisa in Questions, Space, science

What element has the highest boiling point?

Are there crystals on other planets?

If aliens came to Earth, where would we go?

Where do all the dying stars go?

Tags: aliens, crystals, planets, Questions, solar system, Space, star

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Apr 23 2009

Recent questions from the great wall…

Posted by: Lisa in Questions, Space, science

What does it mean when all the planets line up together?

Are there crystals on other planets?

Tags: crystals, planets, Questions, science, Space

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Apr 20 2009

Greenhouse effect on Venus

Posted by: Lisa in Earth, Questions, Space, science

$If Venus didn\'t have a heavy atmosphere, how hot would it be?$

This is a very important question because Venus’s atmosphere is full of carbon dioxide, which caused global warming. Could the same thing happen to Earth if we keep putting so much carbon dioxide into OUR atmosphere?

Tags: atmosphere, climate change, Earth, global warming, greenhouse effect, planet, planets, science, Space, Venus

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Apr 14 2009