Earth Science on Pitara Kids Network

Water - A sciene quiz about water

Sun, 09 Mar 2003 00:57:00 +0000

Are you a fountain of knowledge when it comes to water? Well, dive in to find out if you are a water baby or not. [A sciene quiz for children about water]

The Secrets of the Ocean Floor

Wed, 04 Dec 2002 18:35:54 +0000

It is one question that is not a quizmasters’ favourite: which is the tallest mountain on earth? The answer is bound to come fast and snappy – Mt Everest, at a height of 29,000 feet.

But that is only on land. For, if you were to measure from the bottom of the ocean, the tallest mountain in the world will probably be Mauna Kea in Hawaii. It rises more than 15,748 feet under the sea and another 13,779 feet above it. The total comes to more than 29, 527 feet.

Volcanoes

Sat, 13 Sep 2003 02:59:17 +0000

Volcanoes are nature’s wildest and most destructive force. Human history tells tales of the fury and destruction of these ‘mountains of fire’.

Natural Wonders

Sat, 17 Nov 2001 13:12:05 +0000

Yes, these are terms that we all use frequently, but when someone asks us the exact meaning we go…oh..oh..!

A Beautiful Ship in the Sky

Tue, 18 Jul 2000 05:30:49 +0000

In the boundless ocean of space, a beautiful ship sails serenely around the sun. Our earth – Lovelier than the moon, this fragile ship travels one hundred and sixty thousand kilometres every hour.

Space is full of countless such ships.
But our Earth is special.
It is the only ship which carries life –
the only ship with voyagers on board.

Four hundred thousand different kinds of life make their home on Earth.
Together, they make it beautiful and precious.

Rocky Planet of Fire and Ice

Tue, 13 Mar 2001 01:36:33 +0000

Would you believe it? The soft sand that we sink into on the beach is actually rock? Sand is what a rock becomes after years of being worn down by rivers. Years of sea waves crashing against huge rocks and cliffs makes rocks break into small particles. And ultimately, they end up as sand. The colours of sands — yellow, red, grey, black — depend on the kind of rock it comes from. Sometimes desert sand is carried by winds across great distances, to seasides, increasing the amount of sand in the sea.

Waters of Civilisation

Tue, 28 Nov 2000 15:17:39 +0000

Cities and countries have a deep relationship with the rivers and seas that they are flanked by. See how many of them you can identify.

Earthshaking Terms

Fri, 21 Jul 2000 21:24:49 +0000

It’s a quiz about some of the terms that we hear and read about almost everywhere when an earthquake rocks the world.

The earth has more than 600 active volcanoes. Many of them are to be found ...

Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:28:54 +0000