infamous and tragic case of the Titanic‚ an ice berg. These days‚ the chance that a huge chunk of ice will cause a ship to sink is rare‚ as cruise lines have implemented new technology to detect and avoid icebergs. However‚ there are times in which collisions can occur‚ similar to last year’s accident involving the Norwegian Star and Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas‚ in which the Star collided with the Explorer of the Seas in September‚ 2012‚ after strong winds caused the Star to break from its
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Chemistry Module Six: Thermochemistry and rate Study sheet for the test G.01: Thermo-chemistry I. Temperature and Thermal Energy Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter. The greater the avg. kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter‚ the higher the temperature of that matter. Some temperature scales are Fahrenheit‚ Celsius and Kelvin. Thermal energy is the measure of the total kinetic energy in a sample. And Temperature
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Organic Chemistry Basic Ideas: Carbon chains: Straight chains and branched chains‚ Numbering of chains and branches. Carbon Rings: Cyclic Molecules‚ Aromatic Compounds Types of Organic reactions: Combustion Addition Substitution Condensation Oxidation What is organic chemistry? Carbon compounds. Methane CH4 Hexane C6 H14 Ethane C2H 6 Heptane C7 H16 Propane C3H 8 Octane C8 H18 Butane C4H10 Nonane C9H20 Pentane C 5 H12 Decane C1 0 H22 Alkanes: Saturated Hydrocarbons
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The meaning of inertia Inertia is the property of an object which resists a change in its motion. If it is at rest it tends to remain at rest ‚ if it is moving it tends to continue moving. Or Inertia is the reluctance of an object to move once it is at rest or the reluctance of an object to stop once it is in uniform velocity. Explanation of inertia by Newton’s First Law of Motion Newton’s First Law of Motion states that “an object will remain at rest or continue with a constant
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the meaning of all the different road signs. L—What you Learned Identify at least two new things you learned from Module One. 1. I learned that driving is a privilege. 2. I learned that the majority of teen deaths are caused by vehicle collisions. Do you already have your learners permit? No If no‚ have you taken the 4 hour drug/alcohol certificate? No Module 2: The Driver: Please answer the following questions: Aha Moments: Aha moments are times when you have been reading
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The Structure of the Earth and Plate Tectonics Structure of the Earth Mantle • The Earth is made up of 3 main layers: Outer core Inner core – Core – Mantle – Crust Crust The Crust • This is where we live! • The Earth’s crust is made of: Continental Crust Oceanic Crust - thick (10-70km) - buoyant (less dense than oceanic crust) - mostly old - thin (~7 km) - dense (sinks under continental crust) - young How do we know what the Earth is made of? • Geophysical surveys: seismic‚ gravity‚
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WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE CLASSROOM The One and Only YOUNG DRIVERS . Not only your licence‚ your licence to survive. ® Welcome to the world of YOUNG DRIVERS. The Young Drivers/ Collision free! Approach to Driving‚ program thoroughly provides each student with realistic and relevant strategies and tactics for safe driving. The in-class sessions cover the following topics : The keys to becoming a better driver -- The driving environment -- The psychology of learning -- Introduction to Collisionfree
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In DCF using fragmentation increased the delay as the collisions increased while fragmentation decreased the delay when used with PCF. Using fragmentation in DCF did not affect the load much and it remains nearly the same. However‚ using PCF resulted in load drop and when we used fragmentation with PCF the load decreased even more. As expected‚ the throughput of WLAN uses PCF was higher than WLAN with only DCF enabled because collisions decrease by using free contention free period. However
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features that protect the drivers and passengers. First‚ and the most common safety feature‚ seat belt. Seatbelt or safety belt is a safety harness‚ which is designed to secure the occupant of a vehicle against harmful movement (that may result from a collision or a sudden stop). As part of a passive safety system‚ seat belts are planned to reduce injuries by stopping the wearer from hitting hard elements of the vehicle‚ or other passengers (so-called second impact). Seatbelts are placed in the correct
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glucose‚ which may lead to yeast cells hindering a collision thus lessening the reaction. The respiration rate increases as more yeast is added because it gives more opportunities for molecular collisions and so the amount of successful collisions increases and results in a higher respiration rate. The reaction then levels out and begins to reduce‚ this may happen because there are too many yeast cells and they are actually preventing successful collisions and‚ in a way‚ ‘suffocating’ each other‚ or it
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