Category: Physics

Can you use the quadratic formula for inequalities? In other words, a quadratic inequality is in standard form when the inequality is set to 0. Just like in a quadratic equation, the degree of the polynomial expression is two. This method of solving quadratic inequalities only works if the quadratic factors. What is the purpose […]

What is the recommended amount of physical activity for children Topic test? Kids and teens should get 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity daily. Toddlers and preschool children should play actively several times a day. Toddlers should get at least 60 minutes active play every day and preschoolers should have at […]

How can a fully dressed person at rest in the middle of a pond on perfectly frictionless ice get to shore? Now if you’re fully dressed on a frictionless pond at rest and you want to go to shore you have to make a sacrifice. Take off your clothes and throw them in the direction […]

What does a black triangle mean? The Black Triangle. Just as gay men were forced to wear pink triangles in the concentration camps, many lesbians were forced to wear black triangles, which signified that they (like prostitutes and unmarried women of the streets) did not live according to the Nazis’ ideas of correct female behavior. […]

How do you find the force of one object on another? Force exerted by an object equals mass times acceleration of that object: F = m * a . When one body exerts a force on a second body, the second body exerts a force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction on the first […]

Is April too late for frog spawn? Frogs usually emerge from hibernation at the beginning of March – though in some years they may put in an appearance even earlier – and spawning takes place from March through into April. Why do frogs attach to fish? There are so many that they block up his […]

Are peppered moths still black? By 1970, in some polluted regions nearly 99 percent of peppered moths were now black. Still, scientists were puzzled as to how the black moths first came into being. Until now, that is. Researchers in England have traced the difference between a typica and carbonaria moth to a genetic tweak. […]

What type of parenting is most effective? Authoritative parents have been found to have the most effective parenting style in all sorts of ways: academic, social emotional, and behavioral. Like authoritarian parents, the authoritative parents expect a lot from their children, but also they expect even more from their own behavior. How do I fix […]

Why protein is not a genetic material? For a material to be genetic material, it has to replicate, it must be stable both structurally and chemically stable. Furthermore, it must be able to provide a scope for mutations eventually, key for evolution. Where are proteins made? Ribosomes Are proteins made in cytoplasm? Proteins all begin […]

What happens to the energy when you place a liquid in the freezer? When water freezes it gives up some of the water’s energy. This energy that is given up is the latent heat of freezing. When the water was freezing latent heat of freezing energy was being released. Energy is being transferred even through […]