environment-natural-world-big-qs &laquo; WordPress.com Tag Feed http://en.wordpress.com/tag/environment-natural-world-big-qs/ Feed of posts on WordPress.com tagged "environment-natural-world-big-qs" Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:21:53 +0000 http://en.wordpress.com/tags/ en <![CDATA[What are the northern lights?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/what-are-the-northern-lights/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/what-are-the-northern-lights/ What are the northern lights?
Rachael Smith from Greater Manchester (age 5-14)

]]> <![CDATA[Why is the sky blue during the day?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/why-is-the-sky-blue-during-the-day/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/why-is-the-sky-blue-during-the-day/ Why is the sky blue during the day?
Doris Noe from County Down (age 35-44)

Why is the sky blue?
Corinne Kerr from Stockton on Tees (Aged 5-14)

Why is the sky blue?
Bradley Kelly from Tyne and Wear (Aged 5-14)

What colour is the sky and what is the sky?
Haseena from Hertfordshire (Aged 5-14)

Answer 

There is a simple experiment you can try at home to help you explain this.
All you need is a large clear plastic container filled with water, a torch and some milk. Put a few table spoons of milk in the water and mix it up. Now, shine the torch through the container. If you look at it from the side, you’ll see it appears a bit blue. This is what happens in the sky.  In the same way the light bounces off the milk particles, light passing through the sky bounces off particles in the air. The blue light gets bounced around the most, so whatever direction you look at you see a blue colour.

The Punk Scientists at The Science Museum

]]> <![CDATA[Can the sea be set on fire?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/can-the-sea-be-set-on-fire/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/can-the-sea-be-set-on-fire/ Can the sea be set on fire?
Collis School year 2 from Surrey (age 5-14)

]]> <![CDATA[Is a zero carbon building possible?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/is-a-zero-carbon-building-possible/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/is-a-zero-carbon-building-possible/ Is it really possible to construct a zero carbon building i.e. from sourcing materials to whole life emissions?
Chris Dodson from Cambridgeshire (age 45-54)

]]> <![CDATA[Can we really solve global warming?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/can-we-really-solve-global-warming/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/can-we-really-solve-global-warming/ Can we really solve global warming?
Dan Richards from London (age 25-34)

]]> <![CDATA[Why we are still ignorant about global warming?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/why-we-are-still-ignorant-about-global-warming/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/why-we-are-still-ignorant-about-global-warming/ Why we are still ignorant about global warming? How can we make it compulsory for each and everyone on this planet to contribute something to avoid further global warming?
Ishani Banerjee from Tyne and Wear (age 25-34)

]]> <![CDATA[Is it true that global warming is happening?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/is-it-true-that-global-warming-is-happening/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/is-it-true-that-global-warming-is-happening/ Is it true that global warming is happening? What is your evidence and what species will it affect?
Lara Mclean from Greater London (age 5-14)

]]> <![CDATA[Is water on earth finite?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/is-water-on-earth-finite/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/is-water-on-earth-finite/ Is water on earth finite? Is it always the same amount of water changing from liquid to solid to gas and back again?
Connie from Inverclyde (age 15-24)

]]> <![CDATA[Why are there two high tides a day?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/why-are-there-two-high-tides-a-day/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/why-are-there-two-high-tides-a-day/ Why are there two high tides a day?
Andrea from West Yorkshire (age 35-44)

]]> <![CDATA[What is the maximum human population that this planet could sustain?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/what-is-the-maximum-human-population-that-this-planet-could-sustain/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/what-is-the-maximum-human-population-that-this-planet-could-sustain/ What is the maximum human population that this planet could sustain and when do you predict that the limit could be reached?
Steve Wells from Hertfordshire (age 55+)

]]> <![CDATA[Is the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere decreasing?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/is-the-amount-of-oxygen-in-the-atmosphere-decreasing/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/is-the-amount-of-oxygen-in-the-atmosphere-decreasing/ Is the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere decreasing (due to industrial gas usage in steel-making say) which is in turn increasing the proportion of CO2 in the atmosphere, rather than simply CO2 production from burning fossil fuels?
Andrea from West Yorkshire (age 35-44)

]]> <![CDATA[Is it true that there are only 6 degrees of separation between each person on earth?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/is-it-true-that-there-are-only-6-degrees-of-separation-between-each-person-on-earth/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/is-it-true-that-there-are-only-6-degrees-of-separation-between-each-person-on-earth/ Is it true that there are only 6 degrees of separation between each person on earth?
Catherine Beddoe from Rhondda Cynon Taf (age 25-34)

]]> <![CDATA[What is the ozone layer and how can a hole be made in it?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/what-is-the-ozone-layer-and-how-can-a-hole-be-made-in-it/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/what-is-the-ozone-layer-and-how-can-a-hole-be-made-in-it/ What is the ozone layer and how can a hole be made in it? Is this hole over a certain part of the world?
Hannah Barnett from West Yorkshire (age 15-24)

]]> <![CDATA[Why do we have weather?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/why-do-we-have-weather/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/why-do-we-have-weather/ Why do we have weather?
Collis School year 2 from Surrey (age 5-14)

Why does the weather change?
Zoe McGregor from Kent (age 5-14)

]]> <![CDATA[How long do humans have left on earth?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/how-long-do-humans-have-left-on-earth/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/how-long-do-humans-have-left-on-earth/ How long do humans have left on earth?
Alex Hendry from Greater London (age 25-34) and Andrew Ford

]]> <![CDATA[How do clouds stay up in the sky]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/how-do-clouds-stay-up-in-the-sky/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/how-do-clouds-stay-up-in-the-sky/ How do clouds stay up in the sky
Marc Monaghan from Greater London (age 5-14)

]]> <![CDATA[How will the human population reconcile mutually exclusive objectives?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/how-will-the-human-population-reconcile-mutually-exclusive-objectives/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/how-will-the-human-population-reconcile-mutually-exclusive-objectives/ The human impact on the planet is becoming greater and greater, not just in proportion to the increasing number of people but also to the increasing standards of living. How will the human population reconcile these seemingly mutually exclusive objectives?
Will Davis from Gloucestershire (age 25-34)

]]> <![CDATA[Are current human population numbers sustainable in the medium term?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/are-current-human-population-numbers-sustainable-in-the-medium-term/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/are-current-human-population-numbers-sustainable-in-the-medium-term/ Are current human population numbers sustainable in the medium term? Surely we need to work towards reducing them if there is any chance of achieving a balance with the natural environment?
Alan Goodwin from Greater Manchester (age 55+)

]]> <![CDATA[How long and wide is the world?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/how-long-and-wide-is-the-world/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/how-long-and-wide-is-the-world/ How long and wide is the world?
Kieran Rogers from West Midlands (age 5-14)

]]> <![CDATA[How does the wind blow?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/how-does-the-wind-blow/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/how-does-the-wind-blow/ How does the wind blow?
Thomas from Cheshire (age 5-14)

How is wind formed? Where does wind come from?
Adam Clark from Somerset  (age 5-14)

]]> <![CDATA[Why is the world round?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/why-is-the-world-round/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/why-is-the-world-round/ Why is the world round?

Jasmine from Kent (age 5-14)
Vicki from Cumbria (Age: 5-14)

]]> <![CDATA[Will we find a way to eliminate environmental issues?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/will-we-find-a-way-to-eliminate-environmental-issues/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/will-we-find-a-way-to-eliminate-environmental-issues/ Will we find a way to eliminate environmental issues and still be able to use things like televisions and computers?
Kitty from Hertfordshire (age 5-14)

]]> <![CDATA[Why is the sky so blue?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/why-is-the-sky-so-blue/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/why-is-the-sky-so-blue/ Why is the sky so blue?
Class 1S from Greater London (Environment & Natural World Big Questions)

]]> <![CDATA[Why is the sky blue?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/why-is-the-sky-blue/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/why-is-the-sky-blue/ Why is the sky blue?

Jodie from Cheshire (age 5-14)
Francesca from Greater London (Age 5-14)
Liam Lucas from Tyne and Wear (Age: 5-14)
Jenny Sutton from West Midlands (Age: 25-34)
Minet Junior School from Greater London (Age 5-14)
Jack Shurety from Northamptonshire (Age: 5-14)
Bluebell class from Kent (Aged 5-14)
Kemi and Ellie from Cornwall (aged 5-14)
Victoria Vine from Kent (aged 5-14)
Butterfly Class from Kent (aged 5-14)
Niamh from West Midlands (aged 5-14)
Charlie from Swansea (age 5-14)
Louise Coleman from Kent (age 5-14)

Why is the sky blue not purple?
Megan from Kent (age 5-14)

Why does the sky appear blue?
Shannon Bermingham from Greater London (age 5-14)

]]> <![CDATA[How does a catalytic converter function?]]> http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/how-does-a-catalytic-converter-function/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:01 +0000 Wyken Seagrave http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/how-does-a-catalytic-converter-function/ How does a catalytic converter function? Would creating a massive catalytic converter solve our problems for the environment? I.e. reducing carbon dioxide from our atmosphere?
Heveine Baban from Lancashire (age 15-24)

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