Category: Physics

How is food transported in plants explain Class 10? The phloem tissue in plants transports food materials from the leaves to different parts of the plant. As a result, the osmotic pressure in the tissue increases forcing the water to move through it. This pressure moves the materials in phloem to the tissues which have […]

What are the six main structures of the central nervous system? These include structures such as the frontal and temporal lobes, the thalamus, the cerebellum, the putamen, mamillary bodies and fornix, and a convolution above the corpus callosum known as the cingulate gyrus. What are the different types of neurons of the central nervous system? […]

What are the 5 types of musical instruments? The five major types of musical instruments are percussion, woodwind, string, brass and keyboard. What instrument makes a loud sound? According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the loudest (and largest) instrument in the world is the Boardwalk Hall Auditorium Organ. This pipe organ was built […]

What causes neon to glow? Neon lighting consists of brightly glowing, electrified glass tubes or bulbs that contain rarefied neon or other gases. A high potential of several thousand volts applied to the electrodes ionizes the gas in the tube, causing it to emit colored light. The color of the light depends on the gas […]

What are the 4 types of skids? Driver Ed: Chapter 13 – Natural Laws and Risk Management A B Cornering Skid You lose steering control in a turn, and the car begins to skid Blowout Skid tire suddenly loses air pressure, and the car begins to skid. List the four different types of skids. Braking, […]

How do you know if an object has a positive or negative charge? An electrical charge is created when electrons are transferred to or removed from an object. Because electrons have a negative charge, when they are added to an object, it becomes negatively charged. When electrons are removed from an object, it becomes positively […]

What is the mass of an object that weighs 1000 N? 1N=1kg⋅m/s2. Although almost the entire world uses the newton for the unit of force, in the United States, the most familiar unit of force is the pound (lb), where 1 N = 0.225 lb. Thus, a 225-lb person weighs 1000 N. What is the […]

What is the SI base unit of mass? kilogram (kg) What is the purpose of SI base units? The SI base units are a fundamental part of modern metrology, and thus part of the foundation of modern science and technology. The SI base units form a set of mutually independent dimensions as required by dimensional […]

How many pounds of nitrogen per acre are needed for corn? 250 pounds How much nitrogen do you put in a hay field? “Apply 50 to 60 pounds per acre of nitrogen on your best grass stands and 30 to 40 pounds per acre on the rest,” he recommends. Thomas suggests a similar amount of […]

Is hail a solid or liquid? Hail actually falls as a solid. Hailstones are formed by layers of water attaching and freezing in a large cloud. A frozen droplet begins to fall from a cloud during a storm, but is pushed back up into the cloud by a strong updraft of wind. When the hailstone […]