Question: Which heats up faster: sand or water? Hypothesis: Sand heats up faster than water because it has a lower specific heat. Water has a specific heat‚ which requires one calorie of energy to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius. Sand has a lower specific heat. It takes .19 calories per gram to raise the temperature of the sand by 1 degree Celsius. Sand requires fewer calories to raise its temperature one degree Celsius and that’s why it heats up faster than
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“Made in China” Lonny “Made in China” is one of the most common labels one encounters in a shopping mall in the United States and Europe. If you take your bag out and look up the labels of all your stuff‚ you will find in fact that at least one-half of your belongings are made in China or assembled in China. Nowadays‚ some people experience the conveniences that Chinese merchandise brings and complain about
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follow our arguments easily. When pointing out opposing arguments (Cons): Opponents of this idea claim/maintain that… Those who disagree/ are against these ideas may say/ assert that… Some people may disagree with this idea‚ Some people may say that…however… When stating specifically why they think like that: They claim that…since… Reaching the turning point: However‚ But On the other hand‚ When refuting the opposing idea‚ we may use the following strategies:
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LINE FOLLOWING ROBOT Lines following robots are the classic introduction to robotics. They use some sort of sensor‚ to detect a line and then ride on top of the line along the course. These robots teach basic construction and electronics techniques. This simple robot is designed to be able to follow a black or white line on the ground without getting off the line too much. The robot has four sensors installed underneath the front part of the body‚ and two DC motors drive wheels moving forward. This
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Egypt‚ which he ruled by acclimation from his new capital of Alexandria. He led his troops thousands of miles from him‚ into the wilds of India. In the process‚ he brought Greek culture to the rest of the world. This was his lasting achievement. He achieved all this in less than 20 years. In fact‚ he died at age 33. Zeno - originally named Tarasis‚ was Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Emperor from 474 to 475 and again from 476 to 491. Domestic revolts and religious dissension plagued his reign‚ which nevertheless
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“Made in America” The trend towards outsourcing overseas and the slowly decreasing of American manufacturing has made it very difficult to find American-made goods‚ but not impossible. There are a few small businesses that are still dedicated to manufacturing goods in the United States‚ but in today’s society‚ they are hard to come by. Buying goods manufacturing in the USA is something that us consumers‚ business owners and even the government can do to support these businesses that manufacture
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answer in dollars and cents to the nearest cent. S = $ [1 out of 1]- Feedback Your answer is within an acceptable range of the correct answer and you have received full marks. Calculation The accumulated value can be calculated using the following formula: show variables P = amount invested = $70‚000 r = simple interest rate (decimal) = 2.04% = 0.0204 t = time period (years) = 380 365 = 1.04109589... S = accumulated value = unknown S = P(1 + rt) = 70‚000
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Saint Thomas Aquinas teaches that the end for which man is made is to be reunited with the divine goodness of God through virtuous behavior as well as the use of rational human intellect in order to know and love God above all. Dante Alighieri composed The Inferno based upon Aquinas ’ theological teachings - teachings which were most significantly influenced by Aristotelian philosophy but had an overall theological theme. Instead of Alighieri exemplifying man ’s expected end of reuniting with
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such as chickens and horses for the citizens. He chose cleaner animals for the citizens to portray them in a more positive way compared to the leaders. The book‚ written in chronological order in comparison to the Russian Revolution‚ is historically accurate and includes the major leaders and events that occurred during the time of the Revolution making the book a metaphor of the
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Communicate with and complete records for individuals. When I started working with Miss R I read her care plan with great attention to her hearing/vision/communication issues‚ because misunderstanding between carer and client could potentially lead to poor care standards. It stated that Miss R has good communication skills‚ her hearing isn’t impaired and her distant vision is good too‚ however she does use reading glasses. I try to constantly improve my communication skills through various
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