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What is a black hole and how it is formed? Is a blackhole coming towards Earth?
Ihtisham

Thanks for the interesting question. When you drop something it falls to the ground. Why does it always do this? It does this because it is pulled to the ground by a force which we call gravity.

The next question is - Where does this...
Can you tell me about the planet Venus?
Thanks for the question Ben

The planet Venus is the second palnet from the Sun. It is quite is almost the same size as the Earth. Its atmosphere is mainly made up of a gas called carbon dioxide (thats the gas that you breathe out ) with very little oxygen. It is also a very hot planet , so hot that most...
How does an octopus breathe?
Thanks for the interesting question Patrick

An octopus belongs to the same family of animals as a mussel or a squid or even a snail. Do you know how it got its name? Think of how many legs it has.

The octopus has a mouth in the middle of its...
Who invented the light bulb?
Dean

Thanks for the question.
Thomas Edison , an American, who lived in the nineteenth century is recognised as the inventor of the first 'mass produced' light bulb (1879). Before this there were other light bulbs, which were individually...
Is a Venus fly trap a consumer, producer, detrivore, carnivore e.t.c. ?
Callum

Thanks for the question. My apologies for the long time of answering.

The Venus Fly Trap is undoubtedly a plant and not an animal( do you know why?) but it is a carnivore as it does eat the flies it catches. It is also a producer...
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