Category: Physics

What happen at the side slits? Side slits are the resultant of subduction, a geological process wherein a tectonic plate moves under another plate. A side slit is basically the place where the process of subduction occurred. In addition, the subducting plate is the one that goes under the other plate, which is called the […]

What are examples of an inference? You can infer that Harry’s parents have died because he doesn’t live with them. You can infer that his aunt and uncle don’t like him because of where he sleeps. Sam runs away from home to go live in the woods. You can infer Sam is not happy with […]

Why does Feb only have 28 days? This is because of simple mathematical fact: the sum of any even amount (12 months) of odd numbers will always equal an even number—and he wanted the total to be odd. So Numa chose February, a month that would be host to Roman rituals honoring the dead, as […]

Why is the speed of sound through medium C 0 M s? This is because molecules in a solid medium are much closer together than those in a liquid or gas, allowing sound waves to travel more quickly through it. In fact, sound waves travel over 17 times faster through steel than through air. What […]

What happens when nitrogen and hydrogen combine? Nitrogen and hydrogen combine at high temperature, in the presence of a catalyst, to produce ammonia. What is it called when nitrogen and hydrogen combine? (relative atomic mass n=14, h=1). How much nitrogen is 2NH3? 2 grams of nitrogen gas. How many grams of hydrogen are necessary to […]

What are the 3 types of ocean currents? Two major kinds of currents define the planet’s oceans: surface currents driven by wind and deep-water currents driven by variations in seawater density. Surface Currents. ••• Deep-water Currents. ••• Measuring Currents. ••• Currents vs. Tides. Ocean Currents & Humankind. ••• What are the advantages and disadvantages of […]

Why are aluminum bats banned from MLB? There are on going rules committee discussions to remove aluminum bats from division I NCAA college baseball because of the injury factor. Because the ball exits the aluminum bat with a higher velocity than would a ball from a wooden bat, there is naturally a greater danger of […]

What is it called when two things mix together? Conflate is a more formal way to say “mix together,” and it’s typically used for texts or ideas. The verb conflate comes to us from the Latin word conflare, which literally means “to blow together.” So think of using this word when you want to talk […]

How many hemispheres does USA have? Any given location in the world is in two hemispheres at once: Northern or Southern and Eastern or Western. The United States, for example, is in both the Northern and Western hemispheres and Australia is in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. Is China in the Southern Hemisphere? Pretty much […]

How is science and technology used in society? The essence of how science and technology contributes to society is the creation of new knowledge, and then utilization of that knowledge to boost the prosperity of human lives, and to solve the various issues facing society. What is the different between science and technology? The words […]