Category: Physics

What does 0.0 mean? Surprise What does the car sticker 0.0 mean? Three types of people have the 0.0 bumper sticker: Very serious endurance athletes who think that bragging about completing a marathon is ridiculous. This could be road bicycle racers, ultra-runners, distance swimmers, triathletes, or simply serious runners who know their place. What does […]

How do I figure out how much soil I need for a raised bed? How to find soil volume for square or rectangular beds Measure the length, width and height of your bed. (Unless the boards are very thick, don’t worry about inside/outside measurements.) Multiply all the measurements together: 6 x 3 x 1.4 = […]

What are the foregoing powers? Often called the “elastic clause,” the necessary and proper clause simply states that Congress has the power, “To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or […]

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 […]

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 does frequency affect interference? A higher frequency corresponds to a shorter wavelength. Waves of shorter wavelength spread out (diffract) less after passing through the slits, and the short wavelength leads to a smaller angle at which constructive interference (one wavelength path difference between the two waves) will occur. What is interference effect? Interference, in […]

At what height the acceleration due to gravity will be reduced to 36% of its value? We can write the relation between actual acceleration due to gravity and the apparent acceleration due to gravity. Hence, the height above the surface of the earth where the acceleration due to gravity is reduced by 36% of its […]

Do you need a male and female apple tree to get fruit? Pollinating Apple Tree Flowers Like all fruit trees, apples need to be pollinated if they are to set fruit. This involves the transfer of pollen from the stamen (the male part of the flower) to the stigma (the female part). How many years […]

What 3 word parts are in antibiotic? The three primary word elements are prefixes, roots and suffixes. What are the four types of word parts? There are a total of four different word parts, and any given medical term may contain one, some, or all of these parts. We will classify these word parts as: […]