Category: Physics

Why did he use the name Dr Seuss? Geisel started using the pen name Dr. He managed to keep writing for the magazine, but under the pseudonym “Seuss,” which was his mother’s maiden name. He started using “Dr. Seuss” after he graduated college, as a consolation to his father for never pursuing medicine. What was […]

What is the function of UV light? UV radiation is widely used in industrial processes and in medical and dental practices for a variety of purposes, such as killing bacteria, creating fluorescent effects, curing inks and resins, phototherapy and suntanning. Different UV wavelengths and intensities are used for different purposes. Can you get vitamin D […]

What happens when one star in a binary system dies? A binary system of stars with one red giant will result in the companion tearing the outer layers of the red giant star away. From there, you wind up growing the object nearby, or causing a nova, a supernova, or the creation of a lot […]

What are examples of supplementary materials? Defining Supplementary Material: Supplemental material is used to add detail, background, or context to an article by providing, for example, multimedia objects such as audio clips and applets; additional XML-tagged sections, tables, or figures; raw data in a spreadsheet, or a software application in a repository. What are the […]

Does sugar affect the size of bubble gum bubbles? Chewing separates out the sugar and colouring and helps align the long molecules in the gum base. To blow a bubble, you’re supposed to chew until all the flavour is gone, so that the smaller sugar molecules don’t weaken the bubble. Which of the two bubble […]

What are the different recording formats? Lossy formats. MP3. MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer III) is the most popular of the lossy formats. AAC. Advanced Audio Coding or AAC files (also known as MPEG-4 AAC), take up very little space and are good for streaming, especially over mobile devices. Ogg Vorbis. FLAC. ALAC. WAV. AIFF. DSD. […]

Can negative mass be created? On 10 April 2017, Engels’ team created negative effective mass by reducing the temperature of rubidium atoms to near absolute zero, generating a Bose–Einstein condensate. Is Aether dark matter? For one team, the aether is a dead ringer for dark matter. For another, it could explain away dark energy. For […]

What are the most common two letter words? The most common two-letter words are of, to, in, it, is, be, as, at, so, we, he, by, or, on, do, if, me, my, up, an, go, no, us, am. The most common three-letter words are the and and. Which vowel is used least? Z What are […]

How do you write a DNA sequence from mRNA? DNA utilizes four bases, adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and thymine (T), in its code. RNA also uses four bases. However, instead of using ‘T’ as DNA does, it uses uracil (U). Therefore, if your DNA sequence is 3′ T C G T T C […]

Is Air a better conductor or insulator? Air is a collection of gases, and it is not a good conductor or radiator. Air is excellent at convection, but the amount of heat that can be transferred is minimal because the low mass of the substance cannot store a great deal of heat. Air is used […]