Category: Physics

What is a good crop productivity index? CSR2 ranges from 5 (least productive) to 100 (most productive). CSR2 lets farmers and landowners easily compare productivity across farms. For example, a farm with an average CSR2 of 85 is significantly more productive than one with an average CSR2 of 60. How do you define productivity? Productivity […]

What is hydraulic principle? The basic principle behind any hydraulic system is very simple – pressure applied anywhere to a body of fluid causes a force to be transmitted equally in all directions, with the force acting at right angles to any surface in contact with the fluid. This is known as Pascal’s Law. What […]

Does without slipping mean no friction? For many dynamics problems, rolling without slipping means there is a friction force acting on the wheel at the contact point P. This friction force prevents slipping. In this instance the friction is known as static friction since there is no relative sliding between the wheel and surface at […]

What causes a vortex in water? Vortices often form as a result of a difference in fluid speed – like when fast wind moves over slow wind. Because a vortex wants to keep its angular momentum, it keeps spinning as it moves through the water, and only loses a little bit of energy through friction […]

What are the extreme conditions of space? Extreme conditions in the ISS space environment include exposure to extreme heat and cold cycling, ultra-vacuum, atomic oxygen, and high energy radiation. What organisms can live in extreme conditions? Most extremophiles are microorganisms (and a high proportion of these are archaea), but this group also includes eukaryotes such […]

Do magnets get stronger if you stack them? Once a magnet is fully magnetised, it cannot be made any stronger as it is fully ‘saturated’. As more magnets are stacked together, the strength will increase until the length of the stack is equal to the diameter. After this point, any further magnets added will provide […]

What is the oldest ice core sample? The deepest ice core records come from Antarctica and Greenland, where the very deepest ice cores extend to 3 kilometers (over two miles) in depth. The oldest continuous ice core records extend to 130,000 years in Greenland, and 800,000 years in Antarctica. What two events must occur for […]

How do I catch up with my studies? How to Catch Up On Studying When You’ve Fallen Behind Don’t Stay Up All Night. If you’ve fallen behind on your studies, you might be tempted to stay up all night to catch up on studying. Structure Your Time. Falling behind is a good sign that your […]

What is the DC voltage symbol? Direct Current Voltage (DCV): Sometimes it will be denoted with a V– instead. This setting is used to measure direct current (DC) voltage in things like batteries. Alternating Current Voltage (ACV): Sometimes it will be denoted with a V~ instead. How do I measure DC voltage without a multimeter? […]

What sound intensity is defined as the level of pain? The level of pain is about 120 dB at all frequencies. The change in physical pressures from threshold of hearing to threshold of pain is twice as great at 2000 Hz (120 dB) as it is at 50 Hz (60 dB). How do you describe […]