iii) Light intensity, cm-2 Formula of light intensity = (1/distance2) = cm-2 Eg : for 10cm = 1/((10.00cm)²) = 1/(100 cm²) =0.0100 cm-2 Distance of leaf discs from the light source (±0.05) cm Light intensity (cm-2) 10.00 0.0100 15.00 0.0044 20.00 0.0025 25.00 0.0016 30.00 0.0011 35.00 0.0008 Table 6: The table shows the…
As clearly seen in the beginning of the documentary we see the phone box, shrouded in darkness with only one very faint source of light. This immediately provokes the audience to question: Why? What’s happening? And thus get the audience to truly become curious as to what they are looking at and to what might happen next. This technique of using the darkness rather than avoiding it…
always remember how they were treated, and the call lights are in place to help nurses deliver better care. Last semester, the nurse manager said that the patient satisfaction ratings were down to around a range of 40%. This number is extremely alarming. Most other area hospitals have patient satisfaction ratings are in the 80 to 90% range. After hearing that astonishing information, it became apparent why the numbers were so low. Call lights were not being answered by the nurses. Nurses only…
that naturally light up! In fact, many different types of creatures that live in the water light up: squid, eel, jellyfish, which can be seen to the right in figure one, and many various species of fish have the ability to do such. The ability, called bioluminescence, is defined as “ the emission of light from living organisms”, according to Merriam-Webster. More informally, it is considered the ability where a creature, which can live either on or off-land, can produce their own light. Some…
The Sun and Our Star - Have you ever questioned as to how and why we are able to dry our clothes in the summer, and to be able to heat food and treat our water? - This all thanks to the sun - Without the sun, we all would be dead, it gives us light, heat and energy to heat up the Earth - Most of the energy stays inside of the sun because of its gravitational pull, and all small amounts leave the surface in the form of radiant energy Type of star: Age: Yellow dwarf 4.5 Billion Years…
The first being stated as, “I have outwalked the furthest city light” (3). The speaker goes past the limits of the city and light in this part of the poem referencing the idea of suicide. Going past the light in this instance could mean passing all hope and considering death due to the overwhelming suffering. This action could also literally mean leaving the city and the last of all the light to immerse the speaker in his own darkness and to isolate himself. The second action…
In the “Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad, a man, Kurtz, has some confrontation with his dark self. This is both dangerous and enlightening. In the novel, the term "darkness" and “light” have a few different meanings. The difference between dark and light is uncivilized and civilized. Heart of Darkness is about a man 's journey into the darkness. The journey is both physically strenuous and descripted metaphorically: he travels to both the depths of the Belgian Congo and to the deepest regions…
Maybe she is scared that if she sees his tattoos in the light, their relationship won’t be as strong. But we know this woman loves him by knowing every detail of his tattoo, “I know by heart the lightning pulsing just above your nipple.” Lightning is something strong, and this tattoo is placed right over his…
they emit what 's known as "blue" light. This light is picked up by special cells behind our eyeballs, and it communicates to the brain that it 's morning” (Khazan). So this little blue light the back of the eye is getting a signal from is telling the person that it is morning time in reality it is still night time. At night the signals in the back of the eye show red indicating that it is almost time for bed or that it is time to go to sleep but with that little light being blue and the blue…
the accepted principle for optics originated from the Greeks and stated that the eye gives off light itself to produce images of objects . However, Al-Haytham considered situations in the real world that simply didn’t agree with the Greek findings, such as why objects like the moon can’t be illuminated from great distances. Al-Haytham formulated that the eye is instead a receptor of light, and that light is dispersed and diffused in geometric patterns. This is one of the fascinating things…