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A forceful agent like wind or water may be powerful but sooner or later, they lose their energy like tiring giants. So, what happens to the loads they carry? These loads, called sediments, get dropped on the earth. The transport agent can be flowing water, wind, ice, or the sea. The loads or sediments they …
Thousands of chemical reactions take place every day. Many of these are essential for our functioning and health. Others appear to be neutral. However, some are definitely hazardous or even deadly. These toxic or hazardous chemical reactions can take place at home, at the workplace, or in industrial settings. They can range from anything from …
In basic mathematics and many science branches, we use postulates to advance our arguments or logic positions. Also known as axioms or premises, postulates are statements or positions that are taken to be true. Usually, postulates are things that are generally accepted and do not need proof. In other words, they are self-evident. If we …
Ever since our ancestors discovered fire, they quickly developed a taste for a range of special foods recipes that only became possible with cooking. For your food to cook and get ready for eating, it needs to undergo some physical and chemical changes. Otherwise, it may prove too unpalatable for your table! The chemistry involved …
The depths of the earth can be tremendously hot, reaching insane temperatures that can take you all the way from 600 °C to 1,300 ° C (that’s 1100 °F to 2400 °F)! That doesn’t spare rocks that literally melt to form hot molten material or magma. What happens to this magma? It tries to escape …
The cell is the basic unit of life. Cell organelles perform different specific functions, which we can compare to physical processes in our daily lives. When a cell organelle fails to perform its function, the rest of the organelles are affected. Suppose the mitochondria fail to break down glucose and convert it to energy; the …
As you probably know, chemical reactions always involve heat (energy) changes where you have either endothermic reactions or exothermic reactions. During endothermic reactions, energy is absorbed from the surroundings while it is released into the surroundings during exothermic reactions. Hess’s law, also referred to as the law of heat summation, looks at what happens to …
Federal grant funding in states has seen a dramatic increase over the years. This shows a growing interest in these types of funds. It also highlights the increasing relationship between federal, state, and local governments. Most federal grants are given out under a special classification called categorical grants. But before you know whether you can …
Motion characterizes our daily life. A person walking along a straight path, a bird flying in the air, an airplane flying in the sky, a truck moving along a straight road, and water flowing in a river are examples of motion that we encounter daily. There are different types of motion that we experience in …
The number of chemical reactions occurring around us can run into the untold millions. Fortunately, making sense of these mind-boggling numbers is straightforward since we can classify the reactions into a few easily recognizable types. For example, a combination reaction is a special category of reactions where two or more substances react together to form …