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    Current and Resistance Physics Investigation Aim: Investigate how the length of a wire affects the current and resistance of a wire. Prediction and Hypothesis: I think as you increase the length of the Constatan wire‚ you also increase the amount of resistance. The current is the flow of electrons; the current is dependent on the amount of voltage‚ which is applied. Voltage is the push given to the current. The current has to go through a circuit‚ which contains resistance so if you increase

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    Resistance of a Wire

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    The resistance of a wire Planning:- Introduction: To investigate the resistance of a wire at different lengths to see whether or not a longer wire has a larger resistance than a shorter wire. Apparatus: Wire Voltmeter Ammeter Battery 2 crocodile clips Metre rule Variable resistor Diagram: Variables: Length Thickness Resistance Material The material and diameter of the wire needs to be kept constant to keep the test fair as we are investigating resistance. The

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    Change Management and Transformation of Work in South Africa Chenjie Bao A46607917 baochenj@msu.edu 09/2012 A. Reflecting on the whole notions of change management and "transformation of work‚" how has your understanding of the concepts generally been confirmed‚ changed or expanded by the visit to South Africa? What are the contrasts and commonalities between the South African context and experience and those of the US and other nations with which you may be familiar? Reflect on themes

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    span ‚living in the background without a voice but many duties. It will explain how this woman moves to America and finds new freedoms and is presented with the option of assimilating into the new culture or maintain her country’s ways. The identity formation‚ issues and challenges are subjected to the theories of personality and social change. As the Nigerian woman finds herself in America and trying to understand her new surrounding and to adjust to the new freedoms that she encounters‚ she must

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    Factors Affecting The Resistance Of Wire Aim: To investigate the factors that affect the resistance in a conductor.   The main factors that affect the resistance in a conductor are: · Length · Temperature · Cross sectional area · Material · Magnetism The factor that we are going to change is the cross sectional area. Hypothesis: I think that the higher the cross sectional area‚ the lower the resistance in the conductor will be.   This is because the Resistance in a metal conductor happens

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    Antibiotic Resistance

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    societyforscience.org/article/superbugs­silent­health­emergency   answer the following questions​  ​ in your own words‚ using complete sentences.      1.   What is antibiotic resistance? Why are people worried about it?  ​ntibiotic resistance is the effect of antibiotics on germs that infect our body. Most of the antibiotics have lost their  A resistance to fight germs. People are worried about it because if antibiotics won’t work no longer than we could even die from  a paper cut.       2. How can antibiotic­

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    Does peaceful resistance to laws positively or negatively impact a free society? I feel it ultimately impacts in a positive way by raising awareness of pertinent issues. Non-violent action tends to win more support than does violence. Peaceful resistance is a method of social change that can employ strategies such as strikes‚ sit-ins‚ boycotts and civil disobedience. One example is of the numerous protests against the petroleum industry to transition to a renewable energy source. We have become so

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    Often they chose resistance training to be their way to push themselves. In recent history this push to become improve a person’s skills has started to happen with younger and younger children. Now children as young as four or five years old have started resistance training to make themselves better‚ faster and stronger. This change has brought up several questions‚ the main one being: Is resistance training safe for children? The major of the research shows that resistance training is safe for

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    Ocean Basin where societal practices of India had a huge impact‚ causing cross-cultural shifts in economical practices‚ religious views‚ and trade‚ resulting in increased population and agricultural growth. IndiaChina‚ and East Africa were the three main societies that were impacted. The development of economics was influenced greatly. Most other kingdoms created a money system using coins‚ just like the Chinese created. But only the king of China had a treasury consisting of copper coins

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    Syncretism generally refers to the process of reconciling or melding of differing views or beliefs or uses. This can happen intentionally‚ or by a natural‚ unconscious process. More or less discrete cultures that come into contact with one another‚ either through geographical proximity‚ migration‚ conquest‚ trade and exploration‚ or in other ways‚ will start to syncretize aspects of each culture. A melting pot is a metaphor for a society where many different types of people blend together as one

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