General Physics

The Moon and other celestial bodies contain a vast amount of natural resources. One, and in abundance, is helium-3. It is estimated that forty tons of it can meet twenty five percent of the global energy demand for one year

A polarized 3D system uses polarization glasses to create the illusion of three-dimensional images by restricting the light that reaches each eye, an example of stereoscopy. To present stereoscopic images and films, two images are projected superimposed onto the same screen or display through different polarizing filters.

Ventilation is a room air distribution strategy where conditioned outdoor air is supplied at floor level and extracted above the occupied zone, usually at ceiling height. A typical displacement ventilation system, such as one in an office space, supplies conditioned cool air from an air handling unit (AHU) through a low induction diffuser.

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (including detonations of underwater nuclear devices), landslides, glacier calvings, meteorite impacts and other disturbances above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami. Tsunami can be generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water.

The theory of relativity, or simply relativity, generally encompasses two theories of Albert Einstein: special relativity and general relativity. Concepts introduced by the theories of relativity include: Measurements of various quantities are relative to the velocities of observers.

Newton’s third law states that “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” The statement means that in every interaction, there is a pair of forces acting on the two interacting objects.

Global warming is the rise in the average temperature of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century and its projected continuation. Since the early 20th century, Earth’s mean surface temperature has increased by about 0.8 °C (1.4 °F), with about two-thirds of the increase occurring since 1980.

A voltage regulator is designed to automatically maintain a constant voltage level. A voltage regulator may be a simple “feed-forward” design or may include negative feedback control loops. It may use an electromechanical mechanism, or electronic components. Depending on the design, it may be used to regulate one or more AC or DC voltages.

The frequency of a full-wave rectifier is double that of the input, if the input is a sine wave. A fullwave rectifier converts the whole of the input waveform to one of constant polarity (positive or negative) at its output. Full-wave rectification converts both polarities of the input waveform to DC (direct current), and yields a higher mean output voltage.

It is because the night side of Earth will radiate infra-red radiation (heat) back into space. When there is cloud cover, the clouds act like a blanket and trap the heat close to the ground just like a blanket traps heat close to our body

A geosynchronous satellite is a satellite in geosynchronous orbit, with an orbital period the same as the Earth’s rotation period. Such a satellite returns to the same position in the sky after each sidereal day, and over the course of a day traces out a path in the sky. A special case of geosynchronous satellite is the geostationary satellite, which has a geostationary orbit – a circular geosynchronous orbit directly above the Earth’s equator.

) An audio frequency is characterized as a periodic vibration whose frequency is audible to the average human. It is the property of sound that most determines pitch and is measured in hertz (Hz).The generally accepted standard range of audible frequencies is 20 to 20,000 Hz, although the range of frequencies individuals hear is greatly influenced by environmental factors.

A node is a point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude. The opposite of a node is an anti-node, a point where the amplitude of the standing wave is a maximum. The distance between a node and anti-node is 1/2 of a wavelength; since a wavelength is from one node to another (or any point to its next “identical” point).

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Quality of transmission is governed both by nature of signal and nature of communication channel/medium.