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1. Earthquake tremors happen when two large pieces of the Earth's surface suddenly slip. This generates waves to shake the surface of the earth or crust in the form of an earthquake. 2. The place where the earthquake starts, below the surface of the earth, is called the hypocenter. 3. The place above Hypocenters is called the epicenter. The earthquake will be the strongest at this point on the surface. 4. A device called seismograph is used to measure the size of the waves. The size of the waves is called the magnitude. 5. The powerful earthquakes in the ocean called Tsunami. A tsunami causes a chain of fast-moving waves. The waves can destroy houses and even inundate whole towns. 6. The most massive quake at any point recorded on Earth was in Valdivia, Chile. It occurred in 1960. Its magnitude was 9.5 on the Richter scale. That is one amazingly enormous quake on the earth! 7. Most of the world's quakes occur in the Pacific Ocean close to Japan in a spot called ...

1. The vertebrates are living beings having a backbone within them.   2. Fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, including humans, are vertebrates. 3. Vertebrates are just 3% of the whole animal kingdom. The rest of the animals are invertebrates.  4. All vertebrates have some essential attributes such as a backbone, skull, developed brain, and advanced nervous system. 5. Vertebrates can either be warm-blooded or cold-blooded. Cold-blooded vertebrates find it difficult to manage body temperature normal. While the body temperature of warm-blooded animals remains constant irrespective of weather.  6. Fish are the most ancient known vertebrates. Fish step by step developed, or changed, into other land creatures. 7. Warm-blooded creatures or mammals are the most evolved vertebrates. Females feed their infant breast milk.  8. A completely submerged frog respiration takes place through the skin. While fishes have gills for underwater breathi...

1. Grasshoppers are insects. Like any other insects, they have six legs, a head, thorax, and abdomen. Grasshoppers also have two antennae, two pairs of wings. 2. Their colors vary from one place to another place. They can be light green reddish or yellowish-brown. 3. Grasshoppers are protein-rich diet. It is eaten by a lot of people in Africa and South America. 4. Grasshoppers are threats to formers because they destroy the entire field. They come together in large swarms and eat leaves grasses and crops. 5. Grasshoppers and Crickets have similar body structures except Grasshoppers have smaller antennae. 6. Birds, frogs, spiders, lizards, etc. are predators of grasshoppers. 7. Grasshoppers get active during the day time. They are diurnal just opposite of nocturnal creatures. 8. Grasshoppers' average length is about 5 centimeters. While a few can grow up to 12 centimeters. 9. They can jump incredibly 20 times to their body length. Grasshoppers can bounce approxim...

Lions are considered to be the most ferocious animals in the forest. Lions are powerful hunters. Therefore a lion is called the king of the forest.  Here you are going to find a few interesting things about the lion. 1. There was a time when the lions are on the verge of extinction. They are still kept under endangered species. Their hunting is a punishable offense. 2. They are protected in zoos. They are found naturally in the wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, India, and reserve forests in Africa.   3. Lions are recognized by their Manes. The mane starts growing when a lion ages around one year.   4. Lions are essentially carnivorous. An adult lion needs to have 7 to 8 kg of meat every day. Therefore, they hunt big animals zebras, deers,  buffaloes, etc. 5. Lions are social animals. They live in groups called "pride".  In a Pride, there can be 10 to 30 members. A pride can accommodate 3 to 4 lions, several lionesses, and cubs.  6. Ea...

Europe is a small continent in the area but it is counted among the top three most populated continents of the world. There are nearly fifty countries on the continent. Here are a few interesting facts about Europe. 1. Twenty-seven countries of Europe joined together to form the European Union (EU).  2. The EU was created for political and economic cooperation among those Europian nations.  3. All Europian countries are found in the northern hemisphere. 4. Europe is separated from North America by the Arctic Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean separates it from the western continent. The Mediterranean Sea mainly separates it from Africa.   5. Russia, Ukraine, and France are the three big countries in Europe. Russia is so large that it has its presence in Asia as well. 6. Vatican City is the smallest nation in Europe as well as on the planet. 7. Moscow the capital of Russia is the most populous city in Europe.  8. Istanbul is a transcontinental city. Th...

Did you ever see a real owl? Well if not you might have seen owls in chart or books. The image of an owl is used for learning. The owls get active during nights, therefore we could not get to see them as frequently as other animals. You might be taken aback to discover that owls are intriguing animals, and there is a long way to go about their secretive ways to do things. 1. They are found in most of the continents on the earth.  2. Owls can be seen in numerous spots, from woods and deserts to mountains and grasslands. 3. Owls stay active during the night on the contrary to human beings who prefer to stay up in the day time for doing most of the activities. 4. Many people tease a person who keeps on staying wake up till late in the night as an Owl.  5. Owls hunt for food at night owls like to eat insects, small warm-blooded animals, and other smaller birds. 6. Owl's eyes are scary because it glows. The eyes are immovable that look like they are staring at you...

Dear kids, you must have experienced a spooky bony skeleton chasing you to scare you during Halloween. But you might not have realized what a skeleton is. The skeleton is what we all have beneath our skin. A skeleton comprised of numerous bones. The bones give your body the shape, let you move from multiple directions, secure your inward organs, and that's only the tip of the iceberg. The grown-up human body has 206 bones. What Are Bones Made Of? The external surface of a bone is known as Periosteum. It's a slender layer that contains nerves and veins that support the bone in nourishment. The following layer is comprised of conservative bone. This part is smooth and hard. This part of the bone is visible when you see a skeleton. A thick jelly material found in bones, called bone marrow, which makes blood cells in the body. How Do Bones Grow? In a newborn baby, you get to see every part of the body, tiny when the baby begins to grow every part of the body...