Explain the El Nino effect and its effect on Canada.
Weakening of trade winds off the western coast of South America every 2-7 years. This leads to milder temperature and decreased precipitation in Canada.
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What is the Particle Theory of Matter?
All matter is made of tiny particles, empty spaces between them, moving randomly all the time, move faster when heated, attract each other
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Rank the following substances from most viscous to least viscous:
D>B>A>E>C
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Explain how a septic system operates.
Solids are trapped in the septic tank where bacteria digest the waste.
Liquid flows to drainage bed and return to groundwater.
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If you created a density column using the following substances, draw and label what the density column would look like.
Top to bottom:
Lamp oil, rubbing alcohol, vegetable oil, water, corn syrup
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Calculate the force on your body if you are laying down on the floor. The atmospheric pressure is 101.2kPa and your body has a surface area of approximately 1.9m^2.
Boyle - volume is inversely proportional to pressure. Charles - volume is proportional to temperature. Gay-Lussac - pressure is proportional to temperature.
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The barber presses on the input piston to raise the customerâs chair. The cross-sectional areas of the input piston and the output piston are 400cm2 and 600cm2 respectively. If the customer is 54kg, calculate the the barber's force.
352.8N
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Which city (Timmins or Toronto) would experience a milder climate? Why?
Toronto is closer to a large water body so it would experience a milder climate because water has a high heat capacity.
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If the mass of the rock is 12.3g. Find its density. Use the GRASS method.
2.46 g/mL
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Fill in the blanks for the following diagram:
A = Freezing
B = Melting
C = Deposition
D = Sublimation
E = Condensation
F = Evaporation