Category: Physics

What should you wear when using a treestand? The best safety precaution for treestand hunting is to wear a full-body harness and stay tethered to the tree or lifeline the entire time you’re off the ground. A full-body harness secures the bowhunter to the tree or lifeline with a tether, which is located on the […]

Does your mass change on an elevator? When the elevator is moving, we will weigh our normal weight. Since we are already moving at the same speed as the elevator (up or down), nothing is affecting us to change our weight. However, when the elevator starts to go or stops, our body resists it. Is […]

What is the real color of things? Objects themselves do not contain color, they reflect light of different wavelengths and we perceive that as color. There is nothing inherently green about grass, or even the wavelengths of light reflected by grass. What type of radiation does the sun mostly emit? ultraviolet rays How much electromagnetic […]

What is the symbolism of lighting a candle? The candle symbolizes light in the darkness of life especially individual life, illlumination; it is the symbol of holy illumination of the spirit of truth. Lit in times of death, they signify the light in the next world, and they represent Christ as the light. Purification and […]

How do you convert liquid measurements? More Liquid Conversions 1 tablespoon = ½ fluid ounce. 1 cup = ½ pint= 8 fluid ounces. 2 cups = 1 pint = 16 fluid ounces. 4 cups = 2 pints = 1 quart = 32 fluid ounces. 16 cups = 8 pints = 1 gallon = 128 fluid […]

What side do you pass a red buoy? right What does a green buoy mean in the water? Navigational Signals From Buoys Red and green channel markers show boaters where the boating channels are in waterways. A green can buoy means pass to the right, and a red nun buoy means pass to the left […]

Are earthquakes good for the economy? Studies have found that earthquakes in California and Alaska helped spur economic activity there, and that countries with more hurricanes and storms tend to see higher rates of growth. Some of the most recent studies have found a link between disasters and subsequent innovation. What are four ways that […]

Is gold worth buying now? Physical gold is worth holding because it’s a universal finite currency, held by most central banks. In the same way that the family home should not be regarded as an investment, gold bullion is not an investment per se, rather a form of saving for a rainy day or of […]

Which element comes after iron? Basic properties Z Element No. of electrons per shell 26 iron 2, 8, 14, 2 44 ruthenium 2, 8, 18, 15, 1 76 osmium 2, 8, 18, 32, 14, 2 108 hassium 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 14, 2 What is the iron triad used for? They are used mainly […]

What is the importance of Tiktaalik roseae to the study of evolution? The discovery of well-preserved pelves and a partial pelvic fin from Tiktaalik roseae, a 375 million-year-old transitional species between fish and the first legged animals, reveals that the evolution of hind legs actually began as enhanced hind fins. What is tiktaalik and what […]