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Can the Earth's Magnetic Field Create electricity? [closed]
If the earth has a magnetic field, can it, in theory, be run through a conductive metal coil to create electricity?
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If temperature actually increases as you get closer to the Earth's core, why is the Mariana Trench so cold? [closed]
This BBC news article says that water extracted at a depth of 2.4Km was warm, and that
"Temperature increases with depth and so the fluid emerged at 40-50C."
However, with this logic, I would ...
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Are we Martians? [closed]
Are we Martians? I mean... I know this question sounds weird and stupid... But I have reasons to ask this. Please read below and clarify my intriguing doubt! :)
I acquainted with Panspermia Theory ...
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Can humans eradicate all known life on Earth?
Dr Iain Stewart claimed in Earth: The Power of the Planet that despite human's degradation of the environment (e.g. pollution and removing forests) that life would recover in thousands to a million ...
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Evidence for early Earth's atmosphere
What best evidences there are that demonstrate what Earth was like in its early years? According to this video Earth started out with no oxygen in its atmosphere. And according to this link the ...
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Is Earth as smooth as a billiard ball?
I've heard it said (on the YouTube channel vsauce) that the earth is smoother than a billiards ball if it's scaled down.
Is this true?
Of course the earth is relatively smooth:
Mt. Everest: ~10km+
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Is the Bible (Christian and Hebrew) the first one to suggest that the Earth is a sphere?
This website claims that the bible is the first to suggest that earth is a sphere way before the Greeks.
A literal translation of Job 26:10 is “He described a circle upon the
face of the waters, ...
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Is the pale blue dot Earth?
Is the pale blue dot Earth in the image taken by Voyager? What I'm wondering is, why is there no other thing visible in the frame(like sun, other planets etc.,). How is the camera able to capture only ...
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Did Earth collide with a planet in its early days of formation?
I was watching documentary about Earth's formation National Geographic. They made this following statement.
......An astonishing event is about to take place.The Earth is on a collision course ...
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Could a global nuclear war damage planet earth structurally in a significant way? [closed]
Assuming that a global nuclear war would mean use of the whole global nuclear arsenal, is it possible for a global nuclear war to release enough destructive energy to damage our planet in a ...
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Is kabbah the center of the earth [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Question about the Kabbah and the center of the earth
In the following video it is claimed that Kabbah is the center of the earth. What is the scientific proof of this ...
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Was the Earth originally smaller and ocean-free?
This article on Viewzone proposes that the Earth used to be smaller, and the existing continents fitted neatly together, covering the entire globe with land. As the Earth expanded, the oceans formed, ...
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Nucleotides on asteroids confirm life was created out of inorganic matter? [closed]
According to a recent NASA article about the discovery of nucleotides on a meteorite(so this is a claim, right?):
CLAIM:
NASA-funded researchers have evidence that some building blocks of
DNA, ...
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Can we see the curvature of earth from the top of world's tallest building? [closed]
I received a mail with the following picture. The mail stated, "You can almost see the curvature of the earth from a building that high".
I strongly feel this photograph may be edited.
Have you ...
