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What are Mirages? - You don't see what you see!

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  Hey kids! Welcome to KidsCast! again. Today we will be learning about Mirages. Have you experienced some kind of mirage? Where did it happen? Let us know in the comments. Anyways, let's learn about Mirages in detail! So, what actually is a mirage?  A mirage is an image but it is really not there! Generally, mirages are most seen near water or flat surfaces like you can see in the cover photo of this post. Now that we know, what a mirages is, let's learn about "When do Mirages Occur?" Mirages occur when the ground is very hot and the air is cool. The ground warms the air that is just above the ground. When the light moves through this air which is cool and warm the light is bent.  The most spectacular mirages occur in wide areas of flat land when too many hills etc. will prevent the refracted light from reaching your eyes. How are Mirages Formed? This 'bending of light' is also known as refraction and create false images. In the image above, you can better u...

Top 10 Cities in the World! Check out the Rankings!

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                Hello Kids! Welcome back to KidsCast! Today in this article we will tell you Top 10 cities in the world which are currently ranked in 2021 but first we will tell you that on what criteria is a city ranked. Criteria    So, there are 5 criteria on which a city is ranked and those 5 criteria are: 1. Infrastructure 2. Environment and Nature 3. Accessibility 4. Cleanliness 5. Landmarks and Maintenance Now we are going to tell you top 10 cities in the world based on the above criteria. 1. London So kids, London has been ranked as no.1 for the sixth continuous year. It's quality of living is the best in all cities currently. It is the capital of The Great Britain. Because its the best city and also the capital of England it is therefore also called capital of capitals. London is ranked best in all those 5 criteria. Its nature and environment is very clean and its landmarks like The Big Ben, London Eye etc. were visited by thousa...

What Are Fractions? - A Simple Yet Interesting Topic in Math!

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  Hey Kids! Welcome back to KidsCast! Have you ever heard about Fractions in Mathematics? Well, if you don't know, no worries when we're here! So here is our new article, which might be an easy and a perfect guide to Fractions for you! So let us begin ! Introduction:  A Fraction in Mathematics means a Part of a Whole. A Fraction might be a portion, section or a part of a whole shape or other object. The word Fraction comes from the Latin Word: "Fractio" which means "to break". For example:   In the Image above, you can see a Whole Circle. But in the other circle, you can see that the circle has been divided into 4 Parts. And each such part us written as  ¼ part of the circle.  Let us take another example. If you cut a circle shape of cake into two equal parts, then the cake will have two parts. And each part will be called  ½ or Half part of the cake. It is simple! You might find it a bit confusing or difficult at first, but after you learn it, you'l...