Category: Physics

Does being deaf in one ear qualify as a disability? Deaf applicants, or those with profound hearing loss, should be able to qualify for disability benefits—either by meeting the SSA’s listing, or through a medical-vocational allowance. In addition, if you have good hearing in one ear, you won’t qualify for disability benefits. Why does my […]

Why standardized testing is bad? Standardized tests don’t provide any feedback on how to perform better. The results aren’t even given back to the teachers and students until months later, and there are no instructions provided by test companies on how to improve these test scores. 4. Standardized tests don’t value creativity. Is IAR testing […]

What famous person has Marfan syndrome? Abraham Lincoln is the most famous American who had Marfan syndrome. So did Julius Caesar and Tutankhamen. In more recent times, Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, basketball prospect Isaiah Austin and, perhaps, al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had Marfan syndrome. What race is Marfan syndrome most common in? Marfan syndrome […]

What are the 3 possible outcomes of an appeals court decision? What are the possible outcomes of an appeal? Affirm the decision of the trial court, in which case the verdict at trial stands. Reverse the decision to the trial court, in which case a new trial may be ordered. Remand the case to the […]

How many car lengths should you leave? Figure one car length for every ten miles an hour,” Barndt said. “So if you’re doing 55 miles an hour you should have six car lengths between you so that if something happens to the car in front of you, you have time to stop or react.” The […]

Is it normal to hate roller coasters? While roller coasters are a popular theme park attraction, certain people feel nauseated, afraid, dizzy, or unsafe when riding roller coasters. In many cases, this fear is related to other phobias – such as acrophobia, claustrophobia or emetophobia – a condition like vertigo, or to a traumatic event. […]

What does the 4 in 3/4 mean in music? The 3/4 time signature means there are three quarter notes (or any combination of notes that equals three quarter notes) in every measure. As we learned in the prior lesson, because there is a 4 on the bottom, the quarter note gets the beat (or pusle). […]

What is the frequency of red? The visible spectrum colour* wavelength (nm) frequency (1014 Hz) red 650 4.62 orange 600 5.00 yellow 580 5.16 green 550 5.45 Which of the color has the highest frequency and energy? violet Does red light travel further than blue? The individual components of light are called the spectrum. Blue […]

How do you explain solubility to a child? Solubility is a measure of how much solute can be dissolved into a liter of solvent. Think of the example of water and salt. If you keep pouring salt into water, at some point the water isn’t going to be able to dissolve the salt. What is […]

What are the similarities and differences between fission and fusion? Both fission and fusion are nuclear reactions that produce energy, but the applications are not the same. Fission is the splitting of a heavy, unstable nucleus into two lighter nuclei, and fusion is the process where two light nuclei combine together releasing vast amounts of […]