Archive for November 2008
Global warming is caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. For more information, see our post ‘Who Discovered the Greenhouse Effect‘. Therefore, anything that emits greenhouse gases into the air (carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane are the main problems) contribute to global warming. Here are the main sources of those gases.
Causes of Global Warming
This post will tell you exactly what platelets are and what they do. At the end of the post you will also find a few other interesting facts about platelets.
What Are They?
Platelets (sometimes called thrombocytes) are small bodies made out of cytoplasm. The cytoplasm is a gel-like liquid substance that holds all the parts of a cell together (except the nucleus). Just think of it as a gooey
Last week I wrote some fifth grade math problems. Today, I am going to put up a few simple algebra problems (of different types) with the answers at the end of the post.
Questions:
First Type: Solving Equations
Solve for x:
- 4x = 8
- 2x + 7 = 15
- x + 6 = 6
- 5 – (x + 2) = 10
- 4x = 7 + 3x
- 2x = 14 + 3x
- 3x = 6
After talking about the advantages of nuclear power last week, I decided to do another environmental topic this week, acid rain. To look at the causes of acid rain, you need to know all the steps involved in the formation of acid rain.
Formation of Acid Rain:
- Firstly, the burning of fossil fuels and coal causes sulfur impurities in the fuel to be oxidized to sulfur
Here are some cool facts about wolves.
- Wolves eat a lot of meat, including sheep, goats, horses, pigs, deer, antelope, seals and even beached whales.
- Like other dogs, wolves lay down their scent to mark territory.
- Wolves generally live in packs, although single wolves have been observed occasionally in the wild.
- Packs of wolves usually contain 2 to 20 members, although a pack of 36 wolves was once observed.
- Pups are born completely blind and
Everyone knows that nuclear power plants are, potentially, very dangerous. But what are some of the advantages of nuclear power? That is what this post will cover.
Advantages (Pros):
- Nuclear power plants are more efficient than ever before. New technology has made them more reliable (they break down less often) and safer. People for nuclear power argue that this is evidenced by more and more nations (such as China) building nuclear power
Try these fifth grade math problems (answers at the bottom of the post). Try not to use a calculator!
- What is 75 x 54?
- What is 12 x 19?
- What is 2/4 + 3/4?
- What is 1/2 + 3/4?
- What are the first four prime numbers?
- Is 25 a prime number?