Category: Physics

Which way is the South American plate moving? Geological research suggests that the South American Plate is moving westward away from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: “Parts of the plate boundaries consisting of alternations of relatively short transform fault and spreading ridge segments are represented by a boundary following the general trend.” As a result, the eastward […]

What size should a rain gauge be? 20 inch How many inches of rain does it take to fill a 5 gallon bucket? 2 inches What is 6 inches of rain in MM? Inches to MM Conversion inch 1 6 mm 25.4 152.4 What is smaller than a 1/4 inch? The lines at each rank […]

What is the application of pressure in daily life? Syringes are used to take blood for blood tests. The pressure of the liquid (blood) forces the liquid to move into the syringe when its plunger is withdrawn. When air is sucked out of a drinking straw, the air pressure inside if decreases and the atmospheric […]

How many KW is a Litre of diesel? 10 kWh Which fuel produces the most energy? hydrogen What is an disadvantage of hydropower? Hydropower has the ability to generate electricity without emitting greenhouse gasses. However, it can also cause environmental and social threats, such as damaged wildlife habitat, harmed water quality, obstructed fish migration, and […]

What should be changed to make the following sentence true pain that signal some type of tissue damage is known as neuropathic pain? What should be changed to make the following sentence true? “Pain that signals some type of tissue damage is known as neuropathic pain.” The word “neuropathic” should be changed to the word […]

How is an inch of rain measured? A rain gauge is really just a cylinder that catches rain. If an inch collects in the cylinder, it means an inch of rain has fallen. Most standard rain gauges have a wide funnel leading into the cylinder and are calibrated so that one-tenth of an inch of […]

How much force is required to lift a car? But what kind of force can you get from the atmospheric pressure? That’s 10,000 Newtons or almost 22,000 pounds. That’s more than enough to lift a typical car. How much force is needed to lift a person? Yes, lift is nothing but the force in the […]

How long is the average play in football? 3 hours and 12 minutes What sport has the shortest playing time? These are: NBA basketball: 48 minutes (four 12-minute quarters) American football: 60 minutes (four 15-minute quarters) Ice hockey: 60 minutes (three 20-minute periods) Rugby: 80 minutes (two 40-mimute halves) Association football (soccer): 90 minutes (two […]

What are two morphological characteristics criminalist? What two morphological characteristics does a criminalist first compare when examining fibers with a microscope? What other features may be important in such a comparison? Color and diameter. Other features would include lengthwise striations and the cross sectional shape of a fiber. Is paint class or individual evidence? Examples […]

Do lungs turn pink again? The lung loses tiny blood vessels and can’t grow new ones. So that’s permanent. [When it comes to cancer], we calculate that the risk for lung cancer probably returns to that of a nonsmoker somewhere between 10 and 15 years after smoking cessation. Can lungs heal after 40 years of […]