There are misconceptions about everything. A misconception is a view/opinion that is incorrect based on faulty thinking. There is a misconception about everything. There are misconceptions about diseases, bacteria, and weather, anything scientific. This is because everyone has different thinking and some will gather knowledge a different way.
One of the most known “facts” is that a dog’s mouth is cleaner. This is a myth. This most likely comes from the fact that dog’s lick their own wounds. This caused people to think that their mouths are clean. The dog actually gets rid of the dead tissue around the wound. The bacteria in a dog’s mouth are species-specific, meaning if a human kissed a dog it would not harm them.
Another myth people don’t know they’re spreading to their friends and family is the seasons are caused by the Earth’s distance from the sun. Seasons are caused by the Earth’s tilt, not the distance from the sun. The Earth rotates about 23.4 degrees. Because of this, in the summer the northern hemisphere is closer to the sun, not the Earth itself. The Earth is closer to the Sun during certain parts of the year, because if the ellipse orbit. …show more content…
The probability of a diamond coming from coal is actually pretty low. There is no actual explanation for the formation of diamonds. Scientists cannot study them because the depth at which they form. If a diamond did form from coal, however, it would be a very impure one. Dr. Harold King wrote on Geology.com that the impact of an asteroid crashing onto the Earth’s surface can create insanely high temperature and pressure needed to create the diamond. Diamonds have actually been found near some impact sights. Scientists have also discovered diamonds inside of meteorites that have crashed into