Category: Physics

What are the advantages and disadvantages of coal power? Coal energy is an affordable energy source because of the coal’s stable price compared to other fuel sources. Coal is easy to burn. Coal produces high energy upon combustion. Coal energy is inexpensive. Why should we not use coal? In 2012, coal accounted for 37.4% of […]

What is the difference between loudness and frequency? Frequency (the number of vibrations or sound waves per second) is measured in Hertz (Hz). A sound that is 4,000 Hz (like the sound the letter “F” makes) has 4,000 waves per second. Intensity (loudness) is the amount of energy of a vibration, and is measured in […]

Had chlamydia for 2 years can I still get pregnant? Most women who have had chlamydia won’t have any difficulties conceiving that are related to the infection. There may be a greater chance of chlamydia affecting fertility if you have repeated infections or if it goes untreated and causes a condition called Pelvic Inflammatory Disease […]

What causes static electricity in a person? Static electricity is created when positive and negative charges aren’t balanced. Protons and neutrons don’t move around much, but electrons love to jump all over the place! When an object (or person) has extra electrons, it has a negative charge. Why is my laundry so static? What causes […]

Can fossils be found anywhere? For example, many fossils form when plant and animal remains are buried by mud, sand, or soil. This helps to preserve the remains long enough for them to form fossils. Still, fossils can be found just about anywhere. From the tops of mountains to the depths of the seas, fossils […]

How do you use please correctly? Please is an adverb that functions as an interjection in polite requests. It can go at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence….It might appear as: part of a phrase no commas needed, e.g. Don’t forget to say please and thank you. as a verb with no commas […]

How do you calculate a pulley system? To calculate the mechanical advantage of a pulley you simply have to count the number of rope sections that support whatever object you are lifting (not counting the rope that is attached to the effort). For example, in a one pulley system the MA is 1. In a […]

Are hot crusts more or less dense? It can get quite hot deep in the Earth’s crust. In fact, it can get so hot that the rocks that make up the crust can actually begin to melt. This molten material is called magma. It is less dense than the surrounding rock so it tends to […]

What is a greedy woman called? The definition of avaricious is greedy and money-hungry. The definition of abstemious is someone who abstains or is moderate, often specifically in their consumption of food and beverage. What do you call a person who asks for money? The definition of a beggar is a person who asks people […]

What is the rate of change on a graph? A rate of change relates a change in an output quantity to a change in an input quantity. The average rate of change is determined using only the beginning and ending data. See (Figure). Identifying points that mark the interval on a graph can be used […]