Category: Physics

How much forest is cut down for agriculture? Rainforests across the world are in great danger. Food and Agriculture Organization’s 2016 State of the Forests report revealed that 7 million hectares of forest are lost annually while agricultural land expands by 6 million. Does agriculture affect rainforest? Agricultural use of some rainforest land proves to […]

What does the one minute sit up test show in terms of fitness? The 1-minute full sit-ups test is currently being widely used in physical fitness test batteries to assess abdominal strength and endurance. Full sit-ups use the hip flexors as well as the abdominals and have been known to increase anterior pelvic tilt, and […]

Why does a bicycle tire expand when filled with gas? You can observe a real-life application of Boyle’s Law when you fill your bike tires with air. When you pump air into a tire, the gas molecules inside the tire get compressed and packed closer together. This increases the pressure of the gas, and it […]

What is the formula for calculating efficiency? The formula to calculate work efficiency is the ratio of output to input expressed as a percentage. The work efficiency formula is efficiency = output / input, and you can multiply the result by 100 to get work efficiency as a percentage. How do you calculate the maximum […]

Which unit is used for density? grams per cubic centimeter What is the meaning of volume? (Entry 1 of 3) 1 : the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound also : loudness. 2 : the amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object as measured in cubic units (such as quarts or […]

Does higher entropy mean more stable? A system which is more disordered in space will tend to have more disorder in the way the energy is arranged as well. The entropy has increased in terms of the more random distribution of the energy. In essence . . . “a system becomes more stable when its […]

What is the impedance of RL circuit? Series RL Circuits Therefore, the two voltage drops (VR and VL ) are out of phase, based on the current I. When a sine wave is applied to an RL series circuit, the initial opposition to current flow is a series combination of R and X1. This total […]

What forces hold humans together? There are for example, the forces that keep the cells together to build up the human body, and there is the gravitational force that keeps us on the ground and the moon in orbit around the earth. What gives an electron its charge? So now we can answer your question […]

How much does it cost to run a 60w bulb for 24 hours? Let’s say you have a 60-watt incandescent lightbulb and you are paying 12 cents per kWh of energy. Leaving the bulb on the whole day will therefore cost you: 0.06 (60 watts / 1000) kilowatts x 24 hours x 12 cents = […]

Can we make oxygen out of co2? The team found that if you shoot carbon dioxide at an inert surface like gold foil, the molecule can be split to form molecular oxygen and atomic carbon. That in turn could create molecular oxygen, and served as the inspiration for the Caltech reactor. How much oxygen is […]