Category: Physics

What happens when something reaches absolute zero? At zero kelvin (minus 273 degrees Celsius) the particles stop moving and all disorder disappears. Thus, nothing can be colder than absolute zero on the Kelvin scale. Physicists have now created an atomic gas in the laboratory that nonetheless has negative Kelvin values. What determines the state of […]

How long is a train with 100 cars? 5,200 feet What is the longest freight train in the world? TRANSNET, South Africa, broke its own record for operating the longest freight train, and set a new world record on October 24 when it ran a 375-wagon manganese train on the 861km Sishen – Saldanha heavy-haul […]

Can wood exist as a liquid? As a result of the chemical, irreversible breakdown of its components, wood does not melt. Although the water and volatile matter would evaporate in the vacuum, the long cellulose fibers in wood would strongly inhibit wood’s transition to the liquid state. Can everything be a liquid? Yes, every element […]

What are the six question words? The words are Who, What, Where, When, Why and How. These posters give simple definition of what is required to answer these question starters. They can be printed and placed in plastic sleeves or page protectors or you can print them poster size for your writing areas. What are […]

Can sound create a magnetic field? – just created by collisions of atoms in the air and the pressure waves created travels in air and gets to your ear drum and the membrane vibrates and if the frequency is right you hear a sound. … Do magnetic fields vibrate? SUMMARY The vibration of a perfectly […]

How might predator/prey relationships affect light pollution? Summary: A new study provides strong evidence that exposure to light pollution alters predator-prey dynamics between mule deer and cougars across the intermountain West, a rapidly growing region where nighttime skyglow is an increasing environmental disturbance. When the environment has reached its carrying capacity for the human population […]

How much does the moon move at night? Each night, it moves about 13 degrees, or about 26 diameters, to the east. The apparent motion of the Moon from hour to hour; each hour it moves about one diameter to the East. Why do I feel spiritually connected to the moon? The moon has been […]

How many horsepower is a human? 1.2 hp Why does a horse have 15 horsepower? While it is true that the maximum output of a horse is around 15 horsepower, when you average the output of a horse over the course of a work day it ends up being around a horsepower. Watt defined this […]

Can you sit on a cloud? Nope. You can’t sit on a cloud, because there’s really nothing there. What you think of as a cloud is basically just air. It looks the way it looks because there are many, many, many tiny droplets of water suspended in the air, which refract the light and make […]

Are there sharks in the Columbia River? Some say it could be a Salmon Shark. The two look similar. “It’s not very often we see sharks in that area of the Columbia River, but it does not mean they are not there” ODFW spokesperson Rick Hargrave said. Hargrave says there are likely several contributing factors […]