General Science Questions

Stars twinkle because they’re so far away from Earth that when light from the stars passes through the atmosphere, it is bent countless times due to refraction, making it look like as if they were blinking. The sun and other planets doesn’t twinkle because it’s too close to Earth compared to other stars.

Energy is measured in units called Joules.

Joule is unit of work or energy in the International System of Units (SI) which is equal to the work done by a force of one newton acting through one metre.

1 Joule  =  10⁷ ergs or 0.7377 foot-pounds.

1 quart = 4 cups.

=> We know that 1 quart = 2 pints

But 1 pint = 2 cups

=> 2 pints = 2 x 2 cups = 4 cups = 1 quart.

Cosmology is the scientific study of the large scale properties of the universe as a whole. It endeavors to use the scientific method to understand the origin, evolution and ultimate fate of the entire Universe.

Depending on the outcome of the observations, the theories will need to be abandoned, revised or extended to accommodate the data. The prevailing theory about the origin and evolution of our Universe is the so-called Big Bang theory.

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Environmental science is a field that integrates physical, biological and information sciences to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems. This emerged from the fields of natural history and medicine during the Enlightenment.

In brief, it is a scientific study of the natural world and how it is influenced by people.

Triglycerides are the primary form of dietary fat found in the body, and may contain a combination of three fatty acids:

saturated fatty acids (SFAs),

polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), or

monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs).