People have kept horses for thousands of years. Before the invention of the car and train, they were the main form of transport, carrying people on their backs or towing them in carts and carriages. Horses were also used by farmers to draw ploughs and by cavalry soldiers to carry them into battle. Today, most […]
The Moon- Definition, Questions and Answers
The Moon is a satellite that orbits around Earth. It is bigger than the dwarf planet Pluto, but it has no atmosphere. The ‘seas’ seen on the face of the Moon are craters made b y asteroids that crashed there 3,000 to 4,000 years ago. The Moon’s gravity causes the tides – the rising and […]
What is Solar System? – Questions and Answers
The Solar System is the group of Planets, including Earth, that circle the Sun. Some of these planets are smaller than Earth and others are many times larger. The Solar System has existed for around 4,600 million years, first appearing about 10,400 million years after the ‘Big Bang’ that began the Universe. The planets There […]
Polar Animals Name – List and Questions
The regions around the poles are tough places to live. In order to survive, animals need to be able to cope with extreme cold and sometimes go for long periods without food. Weather conditions are harsh. In the middle of winter, the sun never rises and it is dark for weeks on end, while in […]
Get Information on Spiders
Spiders are not insects. They belong to a group of animals called arachnids. This group of over 75,000 species (types) also includes scorpions, mites and ticks. All spiders can make silk with glands in their bodies, but not all spiders spin webs. All spiders have venom glands, but only a few, such as the funnel-web […]
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