Category: Physics

How much would healthcare reform cost? National spending on healthcare would drop by $209.5 billion or six percent in 2020. Federal government spending would increase to $1.5 trillion by next year and hit $17.6 trillion over 10 years. How much does the ACA cost? If you are buying an ACA plan as non-subsidized health insurance […]

Is the sun pulling Earth towards it? As the planets in our solar system move, the sun uses its gravity to pull the planets towards it. The gravity from the sun causes our planet to move in a curved, elliptical path. Thankfully, the planets are moving fast enough so that they are not pulled into […]

Is a Butterfly a herbivore? Herbivores are animals whose diet is primarily composed of plant matter. Most species of butterfly and moth have a larval stage (the caterpillar) that is a herbivore. Many such caterpillars only have a very narrow range of food plants but other herbivores, such as locusts, eat a wide range of […]

Is sodium hypochlorite toxic? Sodium hypochlorite itself may be toxic if ingested, or by dermal or ocular exposure. Sodium hypochlorite is corrosive and may irritate the skin or cause burning, pain, inflammation and blisters. Ocular exposure can cause irritation, pain, lacrimation and photophobia. Why is sodium hypochlorite dangerous? After prolonged exposure, the skin can become […]

Is the leading strand 5 to 3? One new strand, which runs 5′ to 3′ towards the replication fork, is the easy one. This strand is made continuously, because the DNA polymerase is moving in the same direction as the replication fork. This continuously synthesized strand is called the leading strand. How do you know […]

What are the barriers in customer service? Lack of resources Lack of resources can be detrimental for a company’s ability to attain excellent customer service. This can be anything from a low number of sales agents to antiquated management systems, all of which can cause customers to lose trust in your organisation. What are the […]

What does complete silence do to you? It starts with hallucinations of noise as the brain tries to fill in what we’re so used to being surrounded by. That can lead to nausea and panic attacks. With no sound, there are also no echos to orient yourself, and that just makes the sensations worse. Sit […]

What are 3 physical properties of oxygen? The Physical Properties of Oxygen are as follows: Color : Colorless. Phase : Gas. Odor : Oxygen is an odorless gas. Taste : A tasteless gas. Conductivity : A poor conductor of heat and electricity. Solubility : Slightly soluble in water, alcohol and some other common liquids. Density […]

What items Cannot reflect light? There is no material that does not reflect light. The material that comes closest is Vantablack from the UK’s Surrey NanoSystems . Vantablack absorbs most EM radiation over a broad swath of the infrared, visible, and ultraviolet spectrum, but it does not absorb 100%. Nothing does. What objects Cannot reflect […]

How do we know we are a spiral galaxy? 1) When you look toward the Galactic Center with your eye, you see a long, thin strip. This suggests a disk seen edge-on, rather than a ellipsoid or another shape. We can also detect the bulge at the center. Since we see spiral galaxies which are […]