What is the difference between long term and short-term environmental changes? Short-term environmental changes, like floods, don’t give populations time to adapt to change and force them to move or die. These changes typically occur over days to hundreds of years. Long-term environmental changes, such as climate change, occur slowly over time and affect organisms […]
What most affects your speed around a curve?
What most affects your speed around a curve? Factor analysis of the data indicates that speed choice on curves can be described by four road-environment factors: separation of opposing traffic; cross-section characteristics; alignment; and signing. Why is it important to slow down when driving around a curve? Any speed or steering adjustments required while in […]
Do light bulbs use a lot of electricity?
Do light bulbs use a lot of electricity? Individual incandescent light bulbs don’t use that much electricity, comparatively speaking, but costs can add up quick. Many light fixtures use more than one bulb and it’s easy to leave lights on throughout your house when you’re not using them. Ten light bulbs use 6 cents an […]
Why is voltage different in series connection?
Why is voltage different in series connection? In series circuits, the resistor with the greatest resistance has the greatest voltage drop. Since the current is everywhere the same within a series circuit, the I value of ΔV = I • R is the same in each of the resistors of a series circuit. So the […]
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What can plant cells do that animals can not?
What can plant cells do that animals can not? Special Structures in Plant Cells Most organelles are common to both animal and plant cells. However, plant cells also have features that animal cells do not have: a cell wall, a large central vacuole, and plastids such as chloroplasts. What do plant cells have that animal […]
What is BTH Flight Rule?
What is BTH Flight Rule? BTH probably means: Begin. Total-engine-overhaul-shop. How cold is it at 35000 feet? How cold is it up there? The higher you get, the colder it gets, up until 40,000 feet. If the temperature at ground level was 20C, at 40,000 feet it would be -57C. At 35,000 feet the air […]
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What is the difference between a rockfall and a landslide?
What is the difference between a rockfall and a landslide? A landslide is the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth (soil) down a slope. A rockfall is the action of boulders, rocks or slabs of rock falling or toppling. Is a rockfall landslide? Rockfalls are a newly detached mass of rock falling […]
Did Mars have rings?
Did Mars have rings? Currently, Mars has no rings and two small moons: Deimos (12 kilometres in diameter) and Phobos (22 kilometres). Deimos lies farther out and takes slightly more than a Martian day to orbit the planet. At the same time, material from the ring would have moved inward and steadily rained down on […]