Can airbags kill you? Not only can the airbag can seriously injure you, it can kill you. Second and third generation airbags, even though, they have been de-powered from the mid 1990’s, still deploy outward at 300 mph. A deploying airbag has the explosive equivalent of 20 shotgun shells. This can cause neck fractures and […]
What are the three types of accumulators?
What are the three types of accumulators? Depending on separating elements, we can distinguish three types of hydraulic accumulators: bladder accumulators, diaphragm accumulators, and piston accumulators. What is the purpose of accumulator? Accumulator is a pressure vessel for storing hydraulic pressure in it utilizing compressible and decompressible nature of nitrogen gas. So, it can be […]
What is wave interference and what two types are there?
What is wave interference and what two types are there? There are two types of interference: constructive and destructive. Constructive interference occurs when the wave amplitudes reinforce each other, building a wave of even greater amplitude. Destructive interference occurs when the wave amplitudes oppose each other, resulting in waves of reduced amplitude. What are sources […]
How does friction affect total mechanical energy?
How does friction affect total mechanical energy? Mechanical energy is reduced due to friction and converted to heat. This is the reason why there is an increase in temperature in objects that move against each other. The role of friction in a closed system is to convert a part of the total energy to heat. […]
What are the 5 critical thinking questions?
What are the 5 critical thinking questions? I want to share five important questions that I learned, that each of us can ask in order to exercise our critical thinking skills….The questions are as follows: What are the issue and the conclusion? What are the reasons? What are the assumptions? Are there any fallacies in […]
What motion is illustrated by a ball thrown horizontally?
What motion is illustrated by a ball thrown horizontally? Objects experiencing projectile motion have a constant velocity in the horizontal direction, and a constantly changing velocity in the vertical direction. The trajectory resulting from this combination always has the shape of a parabola. What are the standard assumptions we make for horizontally launched projectiles? Assumptions […]
What are the three main physical properties of sound waves?
What are the three main physical properties of sound waves? Sound waves are changes in pressure generated by vibrating molecules. The physical characteristics of sound waves influence the three psychological features of sound: loudness, pitch, and timbre. Loudness depends on the amplitude,or height, of sound waves. The greater the amplitude, the louder the sound perceived. […]
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What is the amount of matter called?
What is the amount of matter called? Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in a substance or an object. What gives us mass? The strong force and you The Higgs field gives mass to fundamental particles—the electrons, quarks and other building blocks that cannot be broken into smaller parts. The energy of […]