Fluids with a high viscosity resist what?

Science Trivia / February 01, 2025

Flow. Motor oil and mercury are examples of high viscosity liquids.

Whose calculation of the size of the earth's diameter was almost exact?

Science Trivia / February 01, 2025

Eratosthenes. Eratosthenes used geometry, trigonometry, and a well in Alexandria, Egypt, to calculate the earth's diameter.

What causes the moon to shine?

Science Trivia / January 31, 2025

Reflected Sunlight. Earth's only natural satellite is the Moon.

The Bering Strait is named for what Danish-born explorer?

Science Trivia / January 31, 2025

Vitus Bering. Bering was employed by Russia to determine the eastern-most limits of its northern boundary.

Which is the ability to maintain steady conditions internally?

Science Trivia / January 30, 2025

Homeostasis. The condition of homeostasis was defined by Walter Cannon in 1926.

What happens to the pressure of water as depth under the water increases?

Science Trivia / January 30, 2025

It Increases. 14.7 pounds per square inch (psi) of pressure pushes down on our bodies when we are at rest at sea level, even though we are unaware of it.