WHAT'S TRUE. Excessive consumption of spicy snack foods (such as Takis brand corn chips) can lead to stomach pains and gastritis in children. WHAT'S FALSE. Evidence that moderate consumption of such snacks by children carries a significant risk of ulcers or cancer is lacking.
Uranium and the majority of the other heavy elementsâ¦ are formed by stellar nucleosynthesis in novas and supernovas. Heavy elements from the various sources in our galaxy combined with the mass of hydrogen that was the beginning of the formation our solar system around five billion years ago.
Igneous rock forms when magma cools and makes crystals. Magma is a hot liquid made of melted minerals. The minerals can form crystals when they cool. Igneous rock can form underground, where the magma cools slowly. Or, igneous rock can form above ground, where the magma cools quickly.