Category: Physics

What would happen if there was no cryosphere? In the Arctic, the decline of the cryosphere is affecting fundamental biological cycles like the reproduction of carbon-storing plankton. And it may also be affecting the jet stream, making weather more extreme across the Northern Hemisphere. Will there be another ice age? Researchers used data on Earth’s […]

How can you speed up an exothermic reaction? Decrease the temperature in Exothermic reactions (Reactions that release energy, or become hot) Add a catalyst (A substance that reduces activation energy, speeding up the reaction) Increase the concentration of reactants. Increase the concentration of catalysts. Why is a match exothermic? – when Energy is released along […]

What is the 5 step design process? The five stages of Design Thinking, according to d. school, are as follows: Empathise, Define (the problem), Ideate, Prototype, and Test. Let’s take a closer look at the five different stages of Design Thinking. What is the difference between scientific investigation and technological design? Scientific inquiry is used […]

Why light shines off of a mirror? A mirror is a surface that reflects light more perfectly than ordinary objects. Most objects reflect light at varying angles. This is more accurately called refraction, because the rays of light bend when they hit the object and move off in varying directions. This allows us to see […]

Is Bedrock Real? Bedrock is the hard, solid rock beneath surface materials such as soil and gravel. Bedrock can extend hundreds of meters below the surface of the Earth, toward the base of Earth’s crust. The upper boundary of bedrock is called its rockhead. Above the rockhead, bedrock may be overlain with saprolite. Is Bedrock […]

What causes hydrogen gas to glow when an electric current is passed through it? Terms in this set (62) What gives gas-filled lights their colors? An electric current passing through the gas in each glass tube makes the gas glow with its own characteristic color. These electrons lose energy by emitting light when they return […]

Can a TV show make you depressed? A study in Preventative Science Reports found elevated depression levels when people spent more time on computers and watching TV. In fact, those who spent more than four hours each day staring at a screen were about twice as likely to have depression. Is binge watching bad for […]

What is the smallest unbreakable unit of a compound? molecule What are the similarities and differences of the two compounds? A compound contains atoms of different elements chemically combined together in a fixed ratio. An element is a pure chemical substance made of same type of atom. Compounds contain different elements in a fixed ratio […]

At what temperature does the exhaust valve open? When the valve opens and exhaust gas begins to flow out from under it, the valve is heated not only on the top of its head by combustion itself but the back side of it is heated as well by exhaust gas, whose temperature can be as […]

How do I increase the resolution of my GC? To improve the resolution of earlier eluting peaks, decrease the initial temperature or increase the initial hold time. Decreasing the initial temperature usually results in the largest resolution improvement, but analysis times are substantially increased (Figure 32a). What affects resolution in GC? Changes in resolution are […]