Category: Physics

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, […]

What is the line of symmetry on a graph? The axis or line of symmetry is an imaginary line that runs through the center of a line or shape creating two perfectly identical halves. In higher level mathematics, you will be asked to find the axis of symmetry of a parabola. This is a parabola, […]

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 CP and CV for water? Specific heat is the energy required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one degree. In thermodynamics, there are two kinds of specific heats: Cv (specific heat at constant volume) and Cp (specific heat at constant pressure). What is CP and CV? The […]

What is special about summer solstice? The day that the Earth’s North Pole is tilted closest to the sun is called the summer solstice. This is the longest day (most daylight hours) of the year for people living in the northern hemisphere. It is also the day that the Sun reaches its highest point in […]

When a device is used in a circuit in which the voltage is 81V? When a device is used in circuit in which the voltage is 81V , current flowing the device is 3A . The resistance is 27 ohm. V = IR ; 81 = 3 R ; R = 81/ 3 = 27. […]

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 […]

What is the difference between synoptic and prognostic charts? 2. How are prognostic charts different from synoptic weather maps? Prognostic charts are computer generated forecast showing the expected pressure pattern at a specific future time. Synoptic weather maps describe the state of the atmosphere over a large area at a given moment. What is good […]

What is a Type D fire? Class D. Class D fires involve combustible metals, such as magnesium, titanium, and sodium. Extinguishers with a D rating are designed to extinguish fires involving combustible metals. Note: Common extinguishing agents may react with a combustible metal fire causing the severity of the fire to increase. What is a […]

What happens if you can see yourself in a black mirror? If you’re suddenly feeling more of a distance from the image in the mirror and photos, it’s likely that you’ve had a major life change recently and your filter through which you view yourself has changed. In your eyes it’s like literally seeing a […]