How can groundwater erosion be prevented? mulch. Using straw, wood chips, saw dust, or some other material as ground cover can limit the effects of erosion until plants or crops can grow to the point of protecting the soil themselves. Are caves formed by erosion? Corrasional or erosional caves are those that form entirely by […]
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How do you measure high temperature?
How do you measure high temperature? Pyrometer, device for measuring relatively high temperatures, such as are encountered in furnaces. Most pyrometers work by measuring radiation from the body whose temperature is to be measured. How do you measure temperature over 100 degrees? Fahrenheit and Celsius are two different scales for measuring temperature. A thermometer measuring […]
What is tertiary motion?
What is tertiary motion? Tertiary motion is sequence motion. It is determined by the specific use oi one or several ofthese transition devices: the cut, the jump cut, the dissolve, the wipe, the fade, and special transitional effects. The cut is an instantaneous change from one image to another. What are the primary motions? For […]
How do people eat in space?
How do people eat in space? Astronauts mainly drink water while in space, but flavoured drinks are also available. Freeze-dried drink mixes such as coffee or tea, lemonade and orange juice are provided in vacuum sealed pouches. The astronauts then add water to the beverage pouch through the pressurised hose and suck the drink through […]
What best compares radiation and conduction?
What best compares radiation and conduction? The statements that best compares radiation and conduction are the following: both transfer thermal energy from warm objects to cooler objects and both can transfer energy through matter. The difference is that conduction is through direct heat transfer; whereas, radiation transfers heat through waves. What describes how radiation moves? […]
What products increase friction?
What products increase friction? There are two methods of increasing friction: one is by making the surfaces rough and the other by increasing the mass of the object that is moving. For example, the tyres of vehicles have treads (these are the ‘designs’ that you can see on the tyre surface), which increase the friction […]
What does high or low specific heat capacity mean?
What does high or low specific heat capacity mean? A substance with a high specific heat capacity can absorb a large quantity of heat before it will raise in temperature (water has a high specific heat). A substance with a low specific heat requires relatively little heat to raise its temperature (copper has a low […]
How long does a nuclear fuel rod last?
How long does a nuclear fuel rod last? To make that nuclear reaction that makes that heat, those uranium pellets are the fuel. And just like any fuel, it gets used up eventually. Your 12-foot-long fuel rod full of those uranium pellet, lasts about six years in a reactor, until the fission process uses that […]