Dear Parents :
The following list of WHY questions is not comprehensive - just a little bit " illustrative "
If your child does not know the right answer to these questions, no need to worry
But ,
If your child never asks such questions then it is certainly a cause for alarm !
Sure , our current Education System , with its emphasis on a child " memorizing " answers to syllabus related questions, can be blamed , if your child has stopped being CURIOUS - INQUISITIVE , about everything that she finds around her
Our Education System has turned our children's brains into HARD DISKS - MEMORY STICKS , which are just STORAGE DEVICES , and are expected to RETRIVE and DELIVER , the stored CONTENT , as and when questioned
If this affair continues for long, brains of our children are going to get calcified / fossilized !
Dear Parents ,
Please encourage your children to ASK questions - not only ANSWER questions ( for which , on their mobiles , they can just enter the following questions / and ANY question, in > www.My-Teacher.in < Questions Beyond Syllabus )
That is the only way to unshackle / unleash their CREATIVITY
With regards,
hemen parekh / 21 Aug 2024
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WHY in the
WORLD?
Why is it
said that the Universe began with a big bang?... x
Why doesn’t
the Sun burn out?
Why doesn’t
the sun grow bigger?
Why does
the sun have spots?
Why does
the sun rise in the east?
Why do we
always see the same side of the Moon?
Why are
there eclipses?
Why does
the Moon change shape?
Why doesn’t
the Moon have air & water?
Why does
the full Moon look as big as the Sun?
Why is the
force of gravity lower on the Moon?
Why did
astronauts go first to the Moon?
Why did
astronauts need spacesuits for a Moon landing?
Why does
the Moon have so many craters?
Why does
the Moon sometimes shine by day?
Why doesn’t
the Moon fall down?
Why do we
say once in a blue Moon?
Why do we
talk about the Man in the Moon?
Why do we
doubt that life exists in space?
Why does it
take so long to reach the planets?
Why is Venus
called the Morning Star?
Why does Venus’s
spin backwards?
Why is Mars
known as the Red Planet?
Why was
Mars said to have canals?
Why do
comets get smaller?
Why do
comets have tails?
Why are the
outer planets so enormous?
Why is
Neptune blue?
Why do some
planets have rings?
Why are
some stars known as pulsars?
Why do
stars twinkle?
Why do
stars die?
Why do some
stars become black holes?
Why do some
stars explode?
Why do some
stars wobble?
Why does
the Earth spin?
Why is the
Earth round?
Why isn’t
the Earth a perfect sphere?
Why, when
we jump upwards, do we always land in the same place?
Why is the
Earth a magnet?
Why does
the Earth’s magnetism change directions?
Why does a
compass needle point to the north?
Why doesn’t
the Earth have craters like the Moon’s?
Why are the
continents drifting apart?
Why doesn't
our air supply vanish into space?
Why doesn’t
the Earth bump into other planets?
Why is the
Earth’s core hot?
Why can’t
we predict earthquakes?
Why do some
regions have earthquakes?
Why do
giant waves appear in the oceans?
Why do
volcanoes suddenly erupt?
……………………………………. x
Why can’t
we predict volcanic eruptions?
Why do
volcanoes pop up in surprising places?
Why do some
countries have hot springs?
Why do
islands emerge from the seat?
Wy does our
climate stay much the same?
Why does EI
Nino upset the weather?
Why does
the Earth have steady winds?
Why is
summer hotter than winter?
Why do we
give names to cyclones?
Why does
dew form?
Why do clouds
form in the sky?
Why is snow
so light and feathery?
Why do we
sometimes get fog?
Why do we
get thunderstorms?
Why does
grass under a tree stay frost free?
Why don’t
we run out of water?
Why do our
seas and oceans have tides?
Why do
oceans have waves?
Why is the
sea salty?
Why does
water freeze?
Why doesn’t
running water freeze?
Why does ice
form the top down?
Why does
water take so long to boil?
Why does
water bubble when it boils?
Why does
water feel wet?
Why do so
many substances dissolve in water?
Why don’t
oil and water mix?
Why does a
moving sound change pitch?
Why does
sound penetrate walls?
Why doesn’t
sound travel as fast light?
Why are
empty rooms so noisy?
Why can’t
sound travel through a vacuum?
Why do we
occasionally hear echoes?
Why does light
bend when it strikes water?
Why does
wet sand look darker than dry sand?
Why does
broken glass cause fires?
Why do some
materials absorb light?
Why can
light be turned into electricity?
Why is the
sea blue?
Why do some
people have freckles?
Why do teenagers
suffer from acne?
Why does
our skin sometimes itch?
Why do some
people sweat so much?
Why do we
get cold sores when we don’t have a cold?
Why do we
get wrinkles on our skin?
Why do
fair-skinned people get more skin cancers?
Why don’t
women go bald?
Why do some
men go bald?
Why does
hair turn gray as we grow older?
Why is it
said that fright will make the hair stand on end?
Why can
some people grow their hair longer than others?
Why do some
people have fine and curly hair?
Why does
brushing make the hair shine?
Why does
hair become dull and dry in summer?
Why don’t
we have more hair?
Why doesn’t
haircut hurt?
Why does
hair frow darker as we age?
Why are
some of us hairier than others?
Why do we
get spots in our field of vision?
Why do eye
drops give patients a startled look?
Why do some
people suffer from glaucoma?
Why do we
need to blink?
Why aren’t
cataracts so feared as they were?
Why do we
sometimes get eyestrain?
Why are
some people colour-blind?
Why are so
many corned-transplant operations performed?
Why does
eyesight deteriorate with age?
Why do we
have different eye colors?
Why do we
need blood?
Why do some
people suffer from blood pressure?
Why is
blood classified into groups?
Why does
blood clot?
Why do
arteries become clogged?
Why do we
get holes in our teeth?
Why do our
gums sometimes bleed?
Why don’t
dentists use x-rays more often?
Why do some
people have such beautiful white teeth?
Why is the
ear divided into three parts?
Why do we
sometimes hear bells ringing in our wars?
Why do people
go deaf?
Why do we
sometimes get earaches?
Why does air
travel affect the ears?
Why is the
brain so remarkable?
Why is the
brain often described as grey matter?
Why does
the brain need oxygen?
Why can amputees
still feel the limbs they have lost?
Why do
tumors attack the brain?
Why do we
talk about brainwaves?
Why does
alcohol affect the brain?
Why do
strokes vary in their effects?
Why do we
get headaches?
Why do
doctors tap our knees?
Why are
some fractures simple and others compounds?
Why do so
many of us suffer from backache?
Why do
doctors sometimes take x-rays of sprains?
Why do so
many people suffer from arthritis?
Why do
bones get brittle with age?
Why cant we
cure the common cold?
Why do we
sneeze if we look at the sun?
Why is flu
more dangerous than a cold?
Why is
German measles so dangerous is pregnancy?
Why do
stones form in the kidneys and bladder?
Why does
too much laughter give us hiccups?
Why are
athletes banned if they take steroids?
Why do
drivers fall asleep at the wheel?
Why does
car travel make some people sick?
Why is
exercise essential to good health?
Why is Aids
such a worldwide threat?
Why do we
need a nose?
Why do so
many people snore in their sleep?
Why do we
have dreams and nightmares?
Why are men
more aggressive than women?
Why is
laughter said to be the best medicine?
Why do we
blush with embarrassment?
Why are
some people left-handed?
Why is
yawning contagious?
Why do we
remember faces, but forget names?
Why on the average
do women live longer than men?
Why does an
airtight container keep food fresher?
Why does
freezing preserve food?
Why do we
associate curry with India?
Why aren’t lamb
sausages as popular as those of beef and pork?
Why do bad
eggs float on water?
Why is
chocolate so popular?
Why are
some foods more fattening than others?
Why do cake
and bread rise as they cook?
Why do
Italians eat pasta?
Why are tomatoes
eaten as vegetables, not fruit?
Why do we
eat three meals a day?
Why do some
cheeses have rinds?
Why does
jelly set?
Why is soup
served at the start of a meal?
Why is
garlic said to be good for you?
Why does
some corn pop?
Why do
onions make your eyes water?
Why do we
add salt to our food?
Why are
some kinds of honey light in colour and others dark?
Why are
truffles always so expensive?
Why are
fizzy drinks fizzy?
Why do
bubbles in champagne get bigger as they rise?
Why don’t
champagne bottles burst?
Why does
beer foam look white when the liquid is amber?
Why does
salt make beer bubble?
Why are
there so many different varieties of wine?
Why are red
wines served at room temperature and white wines chilled?
Why are
whiskies and other spirites aged?
Why are
some people addicted to tea and coffee?
Why does
milk go sour?
Why did we
ever start wearing clothes?
Why are
most clothes sold off the peg?
Why is silk
so expensive?
Why are
some shoes deliberately ill – fitting?
Why do so
many men still wear a tie?
Why are
men’s fashions less colorful than women’s?
Why did the
idea of women wearing trousers take so long to be accepted?
Why are
white cloths cooler than dark clothes?
Why does
wool shrink?
Why is wool
warmer than cotton?
Why are so
many clothing fashions directed at young people?
Why do
men’s clothes button on the right, women’s on the left?
Why have
parades become an essential part of the fashion industry?
Why are
dogs more faithful than cats?
Why do dogs
and cats wave their tails?
Why do dogs
and cats eat grass?
Why do cats
purr?
Why do cats
have such rough tongues?
Why do cats
always find their way home?
Why do cats
have nine lives?
Why are
tortoiseshell cats usually female?
Why do acts
always land on their feet?
Why do dogs
bury bones?
Why are
there so many breeds of dog?
Why do
budgies talk?
Why do
budgerigars come in so many different colors?
Why do
hamsters have cheek pouches?
Why do
horses need shoes?
Why do
rabbits have buck teeth?
Why do
tropical fish tanks need aerators?
Why do
white mice have red eyes?
Why do we
sometimes see ghostly images on TV?
Why do
fluorescent tubes last so much longer than ordinary light bulbs?
Why do we
sometimes hear static during radio broadcast?
Why don’t
transistor radios need aerials?
Why have
compact discs superseded vinyl discus?
Why don’t microwave
ovens heat food containers?
Why doesn’t
electricity spill dorm unused sockets?
Why does water
swirl down a plughole?
Why do
water pipes burst in a freeze-up?
Why do
drains have U-bends?
Why do
spiders appear in the bath?
Why do
magnifying glasses make things look bigger?
Why do mirrors
reflect?
Why is
marble cold to the touch?
Why does
ironing remove wrinkles from clothes?
Why does a
sponge soak up water?
Why does
boiling water turn into steam?
Why do
kettles become lined with scale?
Why does
washing dry on a freezing day?
Why do
pressure cookers cook so quickly?
Why is to
sometimes difficult to get a lather with soap?
Why are
some stains difficult to remove?
Why does
detergent make white clothes whiter?
Why do refrigerators
and freezers frost up?
Why do we
use paper and metal currency?
Why is gold
valuable?
Why is
dry-cleaning so called?
Why do we
wear jewelry?
Why do
women wear cosmetics?
Why do we
put stamps on letters?
Why do fax
machines use thermal paper?
Why don’t
photocopying machines need ink?
Why is
there sometimes an echo during long-distance telephone calls?
Why do we
eat with knives, forks and spoons?
Why are
computers so much smaller now?
Why does
this symbol signify a query?
Why are
typewriter and computer keyboards arranged as they are?
Why do we
read and write from left to right?
Why don’t
ballpoint pens constantly dry up?
Why do we
refer to left and right in politics?
Why are
some newspapers called tabloids?
Why do we
rely on petrol to fuel our cars?
Why does
some petrol contain lead?
Why does
leadless petrol cause such a smell?
Why do car
batteries sometimes need water?
Why does a
car battery go flat?
Why do
cards need gears?
Why are
traffic lights red and green?
Why do we
seal our roads with tar?
Why do
racing cards have smooth tyres?
Why can you
get an electric shock from your car?
Why in some
countries do we drive on the left and in others on the right?
Why does an
idling car cause more air pollution?
Why are
windows in ships called portholes?
Why are he
sides of a ship called port and starboard?
Why is a
ship’s speed expressed in knots?
Why do
aircraft have a black box?
Why do aircraft
have only two wings?
Why do
passenger jets fly so high?
Why are
disposable lighters dangerous in aircraft?
Why can
aircraft fly upside down?
Why did
diesel and electric engines oust steam power?
Why are
there so many different railway gauges?
Why do we
celebrate Christmas?
Why do we
have Christmas trees?
Why do we honor
Santa Claus?
Why is
turkey traditional Christmas fare?
Why do we
sing Christmas carols?
Why is a
boar’s head a Christmas symbol?
Why do we
send Christmas cards?
Why do we
observe Boxing Day?
Why do we
eat plum pudding and mince pies?
Why is
holly used in Christmas decorations?
Why do we
give Christmas presents?
Why do we
kiss beneath the mistletoe?
Why do we
light candles at Christmas?
Why do we
wear part hats?
Why do we
greet the New Year with noise?
Why is
first footing a New Year Custom?
Why do we
give Valentines?
Why do we
eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday?
Why is
April the First a day for Fools?
Why do we
play games at Hallowe’en?
Why isn’t
Easter a fixed date?
Why do we
have an Easter bunny?
Why do we
give eggs at Easter?
Why do we
eat hot cross buns?
Why is June
a favorite month for weddings?
Why do
couples tie the knot?
Why do
newlyweds take a honeymoon?
Why do we
shower the couple with confetti?
Why does a
bride have maids?
Why is
wedding cake so symbolic?
Why do
brides wear something old or something new?
Why does a
wedding end with a kiss for the bride?
Why do brides
carry flowers?
Why do
brides wear white?
Why are
black cats said to be both lucky and unlucky?
Why is
Friday the unluckiest day?
Why do we
shake hands as a greeting?
Why do we
touch wood?
Why do we
wear rings?
Why do
polite men raise their hats?
Why do we
break a wishbone and wish?
Why is an
old boot a symbol of luck?
Why are
horseshoes hung over doors?
Why is it
unlucky to spill salt?
Why is
thirteen an unlucky number?
Why do some
people fear peacocks?
Why is it
unlucky to walk under a ladder?
Why is it
unlucky to open an umbrella indoors?
Why is it
impolite to cross on the stairs?
Why is a
rabbit’s foot a lucky charm?
Why is
black color of mourning?
Why do we
wish upon a falling star?
Why is it
unlucky to break a mirror?
Why do
chefs use dish – covers?
Why do we
throw coins into wells and fountains?
Why do we
set a table with napkins?
Why is it
to be bad manners to cross a knife and fork?
Why is Pablo
Picasso the best-known modern painters?
Why is
marble used in so many sculptures?
Why are we
fascinated by the Mona Lisa?
Why are
some wall paintings called frescoes?
Why is the
Stradivarius the world’s most famous Violin?
Why do
women sometimes sing male roles in opera?
Why did
Handel write the Messiab?
Why is a
violinist the leader of an orchestra?
Why are
Pulitzer prize-winners always American?
Why is
Agatha Christie called the queen of crime fiction?
Why is it
said that Francies Bacon wrote Shakespear’s plays?
Why did
Herman Melville name his whale Moby-Dick?
Why do we
clap to show our enjoyment?
Why are
music-hall shows sometimes called vaudeville?
Why is
Punch the most celebrated of puppets?
Why is
knockabout comedy called slapstick?
Why do
ballerinas wear tutus?
Why does
the curtain rise on a performance?
Why did
Hollywood become the center of the movie industry?
Why are US
movie awards called Oscars?
Why have
movie gimmicks rarely caught on?
Why are
Fred and Ginger the world’s best-known dance partners?
Why did Walt
Disney invent Mickey Mouse?
Why is Marilyn
Monroe still so famous?
Why are
fairground merry-go-rounds called carousels?
Why are
roller coasters the world’s most popular funfair ride?
Why is a
circus held in a ring?
Why do
clowns wear make-up and baggy clothes?
Why are
playing cards divided into four suits?
Why does a
boomerang come back?
Why do we
say checkmate in chess?
Why do teenagers
dance in a disco?
Why is
Monopoly a worldwide winner?
Why were the
Olympic Games revived?
Why is
there doubt about the origins of the Olympics?
Why aren’t
the Olympics always held in Greece?
Why were
the Olympics restricted to amateurs?
Why is the
marathon measured in yards not meters?
Why are the
Olympics held every four yards?
Why was
Adolf Hitler allowed to stage the games?
Why were no
Olympics held in wartime?
Why didn’t
women compete in the first modern Olympics?
Why does a
torch ceremony open the games?
Why is St
Andrews said to be the home of golf?
Why is a
golfer allowed only fourteen clubs?
Why does a
golf ball swerve if fight?
Why do golf
balls vary in size?
Why are
there eighteen holes on a full-sized gold course?
Why is
American football called gridiron?
Why is
Edson Arantes do Nascimento known as Pele?
Why are
some footballs ovals?
Why did
rugby neon become rugby league?
Why in
rugby games do players score a try?
Why does
tennis have such unusual scoring?
Why has
tennis become so fast?
Why are
line judges needed in tennis matches?
Why did
snooker suddenly soar in popularity?
Why is a billiard
table green?
Why is
there doubt about baseball’s origins?
Why do
boxers wear gloves?
Why is
curling known as the roaring game?
Why are
horse-races over hurdles known as steeplechases?
Why do
racehorses share the same birthday?
Why do high
jumpers use the Fosbury Flop?
Why are
Sumo wrestlers so fat?
Why are
most mammals drably colored?
Why do
camels have humps?
Why don’t
female deer have antlers?
Why aren’t
white rhinos white?
Why do
giraffes chew the cud?
Why don’t
polar bears hibernate?
Why do
elephants have big ears?
Why do
elephants have trunks?
Why do face
masks frighten tigers?
Why are
tigers striped and leopards spotted?
Why do
cat’s eyes shine at night?
Why do cats
have needle-sharp claws?
Why do rats
chew metal?
Why do
lemmings leap into the sea?
Why do
skunks stink?
Why do we
say as blind as a bat?
Why do bats
hang upside down?
Why do
kangaroos hop?
Why do w
say as mad as a March hare?
Why do some
fish fly?
Why are
some fish flat?
Why do some
fish migrate to the sea?
Why do fish
have scales?
Why do fish
sometimes explode?
Why do
dolphins guide ships?
Why do some
edible shellfish become poisonous?
Why do
whales beach themselves?
Why do
crabs run sideways?
Why don’t
seals get the bends?
Why don’t
sea snakes drown?
Why are
jellyfish stings so serve?
Why do
squids squirt ink?
Why are
people scared of octopuses?
Why does
coral lose its color?
Why do
birds breed by laying eggs?
Why don’t
two chicks hatch from a double yoked egg?
Why don’t
birds eggs cook in the Sun?
Why do some
birds lay so many eggs?
Why do
birds have feathers?
Why do
ducks pluck their own feathers?
Why would a
bird eat its own feathers?
Why aren’t
birds handicapped when they shed their fathers?
Why aren’t
cuckoo chicks abandoned?
Why do birds
build so many different kinds of nests?
Why do
starlings steal carrot tops?
Why do
hawks see so well?
Why are
vultures bald?
Why would a
wild bird seek human help?
Why do we
call owls wise?
Why do some
birds never get a chance in life?
Why are
there no penguins in the Arctic?
Why don’t
penguins get frozen feet?
Why don’t
birds have teeth?
Why do many
birds never fly?
Why don’t
sleeping birds fall off their perches?
Why do
birds sing?
Why do
hummingbirds fly backwards?
Why do
snakes bite people?
Why don’t
snakes have legs?
Why do
snakes have forked tongues?
Why do not snake
choke on their food?
Why do
crocodiles let their food rot?
Why are reptiles
called cold blooded?
Why do
lizards lose their tails?
Why did
dinosaurs die out?
Why do turtles
ant tortoises live so long?
Why does
the axolotl keep its gills?
Why are
frogs vanishing?
Why do
tadpoles lose their tails?
Why do
frogs blinks when they swallow?
Why cannot
frogs drinks?
Why don’t
all spiders have webs?
Why don’t
spiders get stuck in their webs?
Why are
cicadas so noisy?
Why do
scorpions dance?
Why do
fireflies shine in the dark?
Why aren’t
insects bigger?
Why do
honeybees dance?
Why do
honeybees swarm from their hives?
Why can’t
we make honey?
Why do ants
work as a team?
Why do
mosquitoes bite?
Why do
mosquitoes bite some people and not others?
Why do
mosquitoes whine?
Why do
ticks endanger our health?
Why do
flies walk over food?
Why doesn’t
centipede have a hundred feet?
Why do
moths eat clothes?
Why are
butterflies more colorful that moths?
Why are
moths drawn to a flame?
Why did
grey moths turn sooty black?
Why don’t
fleas fly?
Why do some
plants eat animals?
Why do
grass seed catch in our socks?
Why does a
seed grow even if it lands upside down?
Why are
lichens two plants in one?
Why are
seaweeds many different colurs?
Why do cacti
have spines?
Why do
growth rings show a tree’s age?
Why do some
trees lose their leaves fir winter?
Why does
ringbarking kill a tree?
Why are
trees called hardwoods and softwoods?
Why do
plants bear fruit?
Why should
we worry about acid rain?
Why cant we
design buildings to survive earthquakes?
Why does
the greenhouse effect threaten our climate?
Why is
there a hole in the ozone layer?
Why cant we
use hydrogen as a fuel?
Why are so
many animals and plants at risk?
Why do we
say as drunk as anew?
Why do we
say that the sow’s not over till the fat lady sings?
Why do we
talk about Dutch courage?
Why so we
say as sick as parrot?
Why do we
sometimes exclaim with dismay, oh Gordon Bennett?
Why so we
say that somebody has a chip on the shoulder?
Why do we
say that a person has crossed the Rubicon?
Why was
there a crazy for writing Kilroy was here?
Why does
the Moon on the horizon look bigger that when it is high in the sky?
Why does
soil smell sweet after rain?
Why did
beaux and belles wear wigs?
Why do we
refer to ship as she?
Why are
some jokes known as shaggy-dog stories?
Why don’t
Americans have English accents?
Why don’t
birds die when they perch on high-voltage power lines?
Why does
fruit in a packet of muesli rise to the top?
Why do so
males produce millions of perms to fertilizes one egg?
Why are
some nuts so hard to crack?
Why were
frankincense and myrrh gifts fir for a king?
Why does
the learning Tower of Pisa lean?
Why was the
V-sign used in World War II?
Why did it take
so long to invent jet aircraft?
Why is it
blue or boy babies and pink for girls?
Why is it
said that Loch Ness holds a monster?