Geography

#1135 What is a supervolcano?

What is a supervolcano? A supervolcano is a volcano that has had an eruption, or has the potential of an eruption, that is an 8 on the volcanic explosive index. We have scales to measure the size of hurricanes, the strength of earthquakes, and many other things. Well, there is a scale to measure the

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#1089 What shape is the Earth?

What shape is the Earth? The Earth is not a perfect sphere, it is an irregularly shaped ellipsoid. Another word for ellipsoid that is often used is oblate spheroid. An ellipsoid, or an oblate spheroid, is a sphere that is slightly wider along one of its axes than another. If you are blowing glass and

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#1077 What is fool’s gold?

What is fool’s gold? It is most commonly pyrite, which has a similar appearance to gold. The expression “fool’s gold” came into existence in the 1820s. The knowledge that there were other metals that looked like gold has probably been around for centuries, but it was only in the 1820s that gold rushes became a

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