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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 …
This is one of the most popular riddles which has been posted and circulated by people on the internet. The overwhelming majority give the answer as a rose. However, a clear explanation appears elusive for many people. The connection in the riddle appears to be varied enough to support a number of possibilities. The Moon …
DNA analysis is one of the techniques used in forensic science. It is applied in paternity testing and the identification of crime suspects. A sample of cells from a crime scene is analyzed, and the results are compared with those of a suspect in a criminal investigation. In paternity testing, the DNA of a father …
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 …
In biology, symmetry is a basic feature that is observed in many living things. Basically, this is a type of order that is shown in the arrangement of body parts of the organism. However, not all living things have symmetry. Living things lacking symmetry are called asymmetrical to distinguish them from symmetrical organisms. When it …
