Science

The observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of phenomena is all part of science. Nothing is immune to the scientific process: from charm quarks that haven't existed naturally since the beginning of time to Pluto, recently demoted from planet to dwarf planet. Questions on knowledge about the material and physical aspects of our world are asked and answered here.


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  • Why are clouds white?
    Not all clouds are pure white, however, for those that are white, it is due to their altitude and the reflection of...
  • What are the steps in the scientific method?
    5- or 7-Step Method In the 5-step method which some students are asked to provide and typical of beginning science classes, we...
  • When was nylon invented and do the letters NY and LON stand for New York and London?
    No it doesn't mean NY and LOndon. It was a marketing term invented by a team at DuPont. They went through several names,...
  • What safety rules should be followed in a science laboratory?
    Safety Equipment For A Lab Gloves -- these should be approved gloves for the experiment and the materials being used Safety Lead...
  • If you buy a microscope for the home what level of detail would one be able to see?
    It depends on the power of the microscope an the skill you have in preparing slides. Around 150x, good slide prepartion...
  • What ingredients are in stain removers?
    Soil & Stain Removers Are all the products on the market for soil and stain removal making doing laundry confusing? The Soap...
  • What is igneous rock?
    Igneous rock is one of the three main rock types based on the method of its formation. It is also referred to as plutonic or...
  • How do you calculate brass in sand?
    ewwan ko bat k b?...
  • How do you get rid of all bubbles in clean water?
    Sensible AnswerThe only effective way to remove gas bubbles from water is to subject it to reduced pressure.By that we mean...
  • What is 'NGC'?
    It could be any of a number of things, depending on your context; National Geographic Channel, National Guideline Clearinghouse,...
  • What is the scientific attitude and what attitudes and characteristics define a good scientist?
    A good scientist should possess the following qualities: 1. A scientist must be curious about the world Example: Galileo...
  • What are the names and uses of the various laboratory tools?
    Laboratory Tools and ApparatusesTools include beakers, microscopes, tweezers, hot plates, lasers, volt meters, test tubes,...
  • What are the parts of a microscope?
    First of all which microscope do you want to know the parts to? A scanning electron microscope? Transition electron microscope?...
  • Has the FDA approved cloning?
    There are many different techniques that have been described as "cloning". animal cloning: The FDA has tested cattle, swine,...
  • What are 'primary' inequalities?
    Do you mean primary qualities? Primary qualities have to do with philosophy. If that's what you meant, ask the question again. It...
  • How much does a gallon of ice weigh?
    To greatly simplify, a chunk of ice placed in a lab at 0 degrees C and standard atmospheric pressure weighs roughly 0.9167 g/ml....
  • What are the adaptations for sage brush?
    apples
  • 5 precautionary measure inside the laboratory?
    1.familiarize your self with the laboratory. 2.use a safety gear when necessary. 3.follow your teacher's directions. ...
  • What is the scientific term of dependent variable?
    The dependent variable might be termed the "ordinate" The dependent variable in an experiment is the data you are...
  • How does light travel through a camera?
    Picture this... you're home for thanksgiving, its you and grandma for one big photo oportunity, big smile. A flash lets out from...
  • Is test tube cloning accepted by our society?
    Excellent question. Clinton abolished any scientific research regarding cloning and Bush followed suit. However, parts of...
  • How come when you stand on your head it starts to throb but when you stand on your feet they don't?
    The heart is closest to the brain, so when we walk it takes longer for the blood to get to our legs (that's why we exercise) and...
  • Is it proper to answer a question by asking another question?
    Good question. No, it's not. We aim to grow simple questions and answers -- Q&A's that can become part of FAQs. We don't...
  • Why will a string vest with a shirt over it keep you as warm as a jumper?
    Assumption: "jumper" is what Americans call a "sweater," and "string vest" is a "knit undershirt."* DuPont and other...
  • What are the exact ingredients in Di Cal?
    Di Cal is an abbreviation for Dicalcium Phosphate. Although it can be derived from natural sources, such as bone meal and egg...
  • Why do objects appear the color they are?
    It's a matter of selective absorption and reflection of the varying wavelengths of light. Our eyes and brain work together to...
  • Convert 57 mm to cm?
    57mm divided by 10 = 5.7cm
  • Science has done more harm than good?
    Science has caused some atrocities, however it is also solely responsible for the survival of the sheer majority of the...
  • How much money does a financial analyst earn?
    Here's some data from the U.S. Department of Labor: Median annual earnings of financial analysts were $57,100 in 2002. The...
  • Where can you purchase silt?
    It's sold @ your closest gardening center, like Lowe's or home depot.
  • Can you explain Science without philosophy is blind and philosophy without science is empty?
    Science without philosophy has no guide. It researches pointless things, like different colors of mushrooms, rather than what we...
  • How do wind currents affect the earth?
    it effacts the climate of neighboring regions
  • Is fireworks called chemical reaction?
    Yes, gunpowder reacts with oxygen. The oxygen comes from oxidizers perchlorates, chlorates, nitrates, permanganates, chromates...
  • How do you explain the chemical reaction of baking soda and vinegar to kids?
    Baking soda and vinegar are both made of many small little pieces. When you mix these two, the pieces dance and become one,...
  • How does polypeptide differ than an equal protein?
    First - GENERALLY, polypeptides are shorter than proteins. It's a non-specific term, but usually it's amino acid < polypeptide...
  • What is hydrophobic exclusion?
    When non- polar molecules "shrink" from contact with water; they are considered hydrophobic."water fearing". polar molecules -...
  • What are some bathroom items that begin with the letter R?
    Radiator Radio Rag Rail Rails Rats Razor Razor blade Reading materials Receptacles Rectal thermometer Rembrandt Remedies Residue...
  • What is the Opposite of empirical evidence?
    Theoretical.
  • Is butternut squash a root vegetable?
    No butternut squash, is not a root vegetable, such as tuber (eg. potatoes, carrots, yams). It grows above ground, like its close...
  • Words to do with space that start with n?
    NASA
  • Do sound waves travel forever?
    No, they dissipate, broken up by other waves, or simply by growing to attenuated. No, as stated they will dissipate, as the...
  • What is the Reaction between sulphur and nitric acid?
    2HNO3 + S = 2NO + H2SO4(The reaction needs some heating. NO is easily converted to NO2 and may produce new nitric acid)
  • Does an uv wavelength of 395-410 nm work as an black light?
    A black light? As i was aware our perception of "black" would be the abscence of light on our visible spectrum. Its just...
  • Where can you find nitric acid?
    You can buy it from various offline and online store like Amazon, Best Buy, Target and Walmart. But which one is the best? Based...
  • What happens when a non polar solute is introduced into a polar solvent?
    They will remain separate, or distinct, in form.
  • What is the function of the peristomium?
    The first section behind the prostomium, called the peristomium (Greek περι- meaning "around" and στομα meaning...
  • Is it safe to put metal in a microwave oven?
    The best answer (with just a bit of technical stuff) Ask around to find out if using metal in a microwave is okay, and the answer...
  • When white light passes through a prism which will be bent more the red or the green light and explain why?
    green will deviate more as wavelength of red is less than that of green
  • What is the meaning honesty of scietific attitude?
    To describe things as they truly are or behave, without any prejudice to force or "massage" or select observations to fit any...
  • What is the worlds largest watershed?
    According to Wikipedia, the three largest river basins/watersheds by area in descending order are: the Amazon basin, the Congo...
  • Which ONE of the following is NOT one of the sources of dissolved salts in seawater?
    i think sea shells, fish scales etc
  • What is natural causes of degradation of ecosystem?
    NOTHING~
  • What is a glass slab?
    it is a substance made of glass having 3 dimensions and is like cuboid shaped . It does not deviate the light. This means that...
  • Why do insulators not conduct electricity well?
    In insulators the bond energy between atoms in the material they form is very high. We need to give large energy to overcome that...
  • Clearance between phase to earth?
    for 415V phase to earth min clearance is 25mm pallav
  • What happens if I can't fap any more?
    lay down and die, my friend. life shall have no meaning now.
  • Specific gravity of LPG?
    .54 kg/liter
  • How much liters are in 32 oz?
    Traffic exchanges are an easy and affordable way to put eyeballs on your websites. You already know you can get great results...
  • How can you increase the frictional force between two surfaces?
    Increase the total area of direct contact between the two materials and decrease minute deviations from direct contact of the...
  • What is Psycho Symbolism?
    Psychosymbolism is the psychodynamic process of associating abstract cognitions to symbolic cognitions and visualizations, in our...
  • How does the excretory system remove drugs?
    Drugs are metabolized by liver and are broken down to simpler products or less harmful compounds ,which are later removed by...
  • How do scientific laws describe nature?
    one of the laws that can help you find a law that can tell you about nature is the laws of heredity. These laws explain how genes...
  • How do you remove ink from a newspaper?
    Removing Ink from Newspaper newspaper can be recycled up to 5 times. When newspaper enters the recycling process at a de-inking...
  • Why prokaryotic organisms are more adaptive than other eukaryotic organisms?
    Prokaryotes (bacteria) typically have very short life cycles, so they divide more frequently. They reproduce asexually . They...
  • What is the colour of zinc sulphate?
    colurless
  • What is the GRASP method?
    G: whats given (the information already given 2 u) R: whats required (what u have 2 find out)A: the analysis (the formula ur...
  • Is dry HCL a solid or a gas?
    Dry HCL is a gas!
  • What is the name given to non nutritive substances?
    need a little more specificity. some non nutritive substances: junk food, poison, metals, etc
  • Why is dangerous to burn polymers?
    Because of the dangerous gases that form from polymers in the burning process. When the polymers such as plastics are burned...
  • What has a face but no eyes nose or mouth?
    Watch.
  • Why is sugar considered as a pure substance?
    because it consists of only one type of molecule
  • Is broiling a steak on a grill a chemical change?
    yes
  • What is meant an organ is always made of tissue but a tissue is not always considered an organ?
    Every single organ in the body is made of some sort of organic tissue. This does not mean that all tissue is considered an organ....
  • Will a saturated solution remain saturated after heating?
    A saturated solution will gradually lose the solute as it cools. Heated solvents are able to carry more solutes because there is...
  • How to make an egg drop project without a parachute or commercial packing materials that can survive a two story drop?
    use a news paper and string, one string side on the egg and then a string to the center of paper then do the same thing for the...
  • How many liters are in 2400 cubic centimeters?
    2.4 liters in 2,400 cc
  • How much money is made because of vaccine?
    Very little for almost all vaccines. Vaccines are inexpensive to produce and many were never patented at all. Only a couple new...
  • Draw a diagram explaining the relationship between science and technology?
    Technology is the application of science into real life. The relation can be expressed using UML by generalization this way: ...
  • In what way does culture distinguishes the behavior of human beings from animals?
    I believe that the question is actually backwards. Our culture doesn't distinguish us from animals as much as the fact that we...
  • Specific gravity of oxygen is?
    the answer to that one is highly multifaceted but I believe I know what you mean. Simply put it is because it is too difficult to...
  • Why does oxygen support combustion?
    combustion is an oxidation process, a simple reaction equation on this is: C + O2 ------> CO2 .... another example is the...
  • What are some materials or things that change from solid to gas?
    Sublimation is where a solid turns into a gas directly without a liquid stage. Many solids are able to do this under the right...
  • Where can you take the WAIS IV IQ test for free?
    WAIS-IV stands for Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-4th Edition. It a clinician administered test--i.e. it cannot be taken...
  • Is a carrier homozygous or heterozygous?
    A carrier would have to by heterozygous. Carriers don't express the "carried" allele but have it nevertheless. This means it has...
  • Give you 10 examples of solid?
    a rock, wood, ice, iron ore, cooled glass, pencil, pen, clothing, sand, and tile. If this is a person trying to get a quick fix...
  • What is the connection between organisms in a stream and the dissolved oxygen level?
    Organisms in streams need oxygen to live when lacking dissolved oxygen it will kill these organisms. edit: unless the organisms...
  • Is NO a polar molecule?
    Electronegativity values are useful in determining if a bond is to be classified as nonpolar covalent, polar covalent or...
  • How many carats in one gram?
    5 carats
  • What is a standard atomic notation?
    Standard atomic notation involves the Bohr-Rutherford diagram involves the # of proton's neutrons and # of electron's also...
  • Is KVARh the same as peak demand?
    No. For more information please see the answer to the Related Question shown below.
  • Do sports involve science?
    Yes sports involve a lot of science. Air resistance, speed, weather and many other sciences affect sports. Baseball for instance,...
  • How do you test for cornstarch?
    You can test for starch in general using the chemical iodine test. If starch is present, a solution of iodine (I2) turns...
  • What is 46 C in a H B?
    Well 46 C is a bra size and a bra holds your breasts :') and H B is a pencil which you use to write withFrom Superscot85: 46...
  • What education or training do you need to become an oncologist?
    To become an Oncologist, or cancer specialist.... To become an Oncologist, or cancer specialist, a medical degree is the first...
  • Can amount of water affect the dissolving rate of salt?
    yes because salt desoves because air but if you put water on it ,it will desolve almost instanly
  • Why is vacuum a good insulator?
    This is because a vacuum is filled with air which molecules are far apart thus have less influence on each other thus heat can't...