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Climate change is clearly evident in the world around us and it is having and will continue to have a major impact on our lives. Therefore, it is very relevant to analyze the changes in climate that have occurred in Howard County, Maryland such as the significant changes in mean precipitation and timing of precipitation, winter temperature and the summer precipitation. Furthermore, it is crucial to understand that many of these changes will be clearly seen in the relatively near future if…

Last week, the professor introduced us with some basic conversion problems, from meters to centimeters to Celsius from Fahrenheit. This week, we are discussing about how much energy we get from the food we take and change in temperature. These topics are getting deeper and deeper and if you look at the whole picture, they are all related. After the discussion about measuring…

Background: Fishermen use many different types of baits and lures to attract fish of different shapes and sizes. One of these types that certain fishermen use are lighting devices that attract fish. Some fish may be attracted to illuminated lures because they live in poor visibility conditions and low light. It is also important to light the bait so the fish could see it. The brighter the light the better, but since electronic light devices are expensive and unreliable, glow sticks prove to be…

Simple distillation was used for a liquid whose boiling points is 25 degrees Celsius over the other liquid, whereas fractional distillation is used for liquids with boiling points that are closer than 25 degrees Celsius apart. To obtain the highest percent ethanol, fraction distillation is proven to be the most effective. Because the 2 liquids have a boiling point difference of about 25 degrees Celsius, we used both simple and fractional distillation to remove the ethanol from the water.…

This was done to prevent any fracturing or pot lidding during the experiment. The temperature of the oven was raised 50 degrees Fahrenheit every hour or two depending on the batch. When the desired temperature of 350 degrees was reached, the temperature of the oven was then reduced every hour or two depending on the batch by 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Each batch was left out at room temperature to slowly cool. Once each batch was fully cooled they were assigned a sample number, to make…

What is the effect of water temperature on a minnows lifespan? Purpose The purpose of this report is to see the effects of the change in water temperature to a minnow fishes behavior and how long it lives. Background When the temperature of water increases, the amount of dissolved oxygen and other gases will decrease, making it harder for aquatic life to survive. This means, colder waters can hold more dissolved oxygen than warmer waters. But fish thrive in different temperatures. While some…

scales are based on the freezing conditions of water, a very common and available liquid. Since water freezes and boils at temperatures that are rather easy to generate, it is the most likely substance on which to base a temperature scale. On the Fahrenheit scale, the freezing point of water is 32 degrees and the boiling point is 212 degrees. The Celsius temperature scale is part of the "metric system" of measurement (SI) and is used throughout the world. The freezing point of water is 0 degrees…

In this report I will be comparing and contrasting an analog and digital device. In this case the mercury thermometer and digital thermometer will be compared. The thermometer is a very useful tool used to measure temperature. Without the thermometer we wouldn 't know the temperature outside, tell if our food has been cooked properly, determine if our temperature is to high or to low. There are many applications for the thermometer. In this report the analog version of the thermometer will be…

Introduction: Enzymes have a huge effect on the human body and other organisms. Enzymes are catalysts that are used to accelerate the reaction process by lowering the activation energy. For this experiment the catechol oxidase was extracted from potatoes. The enzyme is called catechol oxidase because the oxygen is reacting to catechol. Catechol oxidase causes the browning of the fruits and vegetables because the compound is toxic to the bacteria. The purpose of this experiment is to…

If you were to ask a group of sealcoating contractors what they consider perfect sealcoating weather, they would likely tell you that it would be a day on which the temperature was 70 degrees, the relative humidity was less than 60 percent, the overnight low would remain above 50 degrees and there was not a cloud in the sky. In North Georgia, however, a sealcoating contractor quickly learns that perfect days for sealcoating are few and far between. Instead, sealcoating professionals must acquire…