Science & Mathematics - 26 August 2007

i want to determine how to describe visual patterns of 3 moons in a novel set in a mythical world.

i have 1 moon that rises at sunset & wanes near midnight; coinciding with 2 sister moons' rise, which would wane at daybreak.

i want to take multiple seasons into account & my planet's axial tilt. would 3 moons cause twice or three times the number of tides as one?

the single moon, the farthest from the planet, would need to travel very, very fast in its orbit, and be quite large in order to be visible from the planet's surface.

the twin moons would travel in very close spatial relationship to one another, the outer moon's speed great enough in relation to the inner one so that they remain in the same visible combination to those viewing from the planet's surface.

does my explanation sound convincing? i have illustrated my mythical planet's lunar orbits here:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1252/1242718710_b373f6ec69.jpg

it's rough, but better than no visual aid : )

2007-08-26 08:15:08 · 2 answers · asked by Sci-Fi Sarah 3 in Astronomy & Space

All my life I have heard stories of the King of the Retards. As we all know, retards are divided into 4 classes based on IQ. You have the mild retards (IQ 60-80) You have the moderate retards (IQ 40-60) You have the severe retards... you know the ones with the bike helmets that drool (IQ 20-40) and then you have the rare type of retard... the PROFOUND retard (IQ 0-20). These profound retards are locked away in special insititutions underground to keep the retardation on the surface to a safe level. But, then there is the legendary Retard King... the King of all retards... the source of all retardation... the ground zero of stupidity... It is said this Retard King isnt even humanoid in form... its more just a glowing ball of retardation with an IQ in the negative numbers! How is that possible? A negative IQ?!?!?

Has anyone out there seen this legendary retard king? I have heard stories about him visiting hospitals and smacking new born babies over the head to make them retarded

2007-08-26 08:14:04 · 1 answers · asked by Terisuki Yoshimoto 1 in Chemistry

I found a green bug in my green beans today. It is green in color and has a sligt line of depression about every 1/4'th of a centimeter. In total, it is about 4 centimeters, or maybe slightly over. It does not have any other markings on it, except for a light green line on both sides. The overall color and depressions look like the bug in this picture

http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f4/dawnpatrol_13/?action=view¤t=103_6719.jpg

2007-08-26 08:14:02 · 3 answers · asked by raskolnikov 1 in Zoology

Ok so i have tried all of these numbers and ways to figure it out but i am definatley not coming up with the right answer. The question is :

A veterinarian has 100 ft of fencing to construct 6 dog kennels by first building a fence around a rectangular region, and then then subdividing that region into 6 smaller rectangles by placing five fences parallel to one of the sides. Express the total area A, of the kennels as a functions x, where x is the length of one of the seven parallel fences.

I don't even understand what it's asking me really. Help?

2007-08-26 08:12:13 · 3 answers · asked by webshell46 1 in Mathematics

need 5 detailed reasons
thanks!!

2007-08-26 08:11:18 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Earth Sciences & Geology

Here is a website:
http://synopsys.championship.googlepages.com/isef2007results

so you think alll these award winning projects are original? What about the award-winning projects in Intel ISEF? Aren't many topics from science magazines?

2007-08-26 08:10:40 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Science

Scientist say they are on the verge of createing artificial life> I'm wondering if it will be subject to the evoloutionary process?

2007-08-26 08:10:31 · 6 answers · asked by james h 2 in Biology

An airplane is flying at a speed of 390 mi/h at an altitude of one mile and passes directly over a radar station at time t = 0. Express the distance s between the plane and the radar station as a function of d, the distance the plane has flown, in miles.

2007-08-26 08:08:57 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Physics

list the 5 steps of the scientific process that led to new theories about dinosaurs.
♥Roberta♫

2007-08-26 08:08:41 · 3 answers · asked by ♥Roberta. 5 in Biology

I bought some toy animals from SeaWorld and at the bottom they say (i.e.) manatee baby, seal pup, beluga calf, etc.

2007-08-26 08:07:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Zoology

What is a linear angle and what is a complementary angle?

2007-08-26 08:06:18 · 4 answers · asked by ☮ 5 in Mathematics

this is a physical science question

2007-08-26 08:06:13 · 5 answers · asked by franki b 1 in Physics

2007-08-26 08:04:55 · 1 answers · asked by Dean R 3 in Chemistry

What discoveries did Enrico Fermi make about the atom. Also what discoveries did he make about the neutrino.

2007-08-26 08:00:54 · 1 answers · asked by Adawg 3 in Chemistry

I am doing an experiment to create a beautiful woman on the basis of what Charles Darwin said in his Origin of Species (i have it right here):

"all the conditions for the first production of a living organism" could be met "in some warm little pond with all sorts of ammonia and phosphoric salts, light, heat, electricity, etc. present".

i have made a small pond in the yard, have all sorts of salt, have electricity and plenty of light, but where can i get ammonia and what does he mean by etc.?

2007-08-26 08:00:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Chemistry

You are to drive to an interview in another town, at a distance of 350 km on an expressway. The interview is at 11:15 A.M. You plan to drive at around 100 km/h, so you leave at 8:00 A.M. to allow some extra time. You drive at that speed for the first 100 km, but then construction work forces you to slow to 55 km/h for 40 km. What would be the least speed needed for the rest of the trip to arrive in time for the interview?

(I have two answers to this question but I am not sure which is right, if you do answer please include your method for solving as well)

2007-08-26 07:58:28 · 3 answers · asked by lapyramid 5 in Physics

solve the inequality (2x-1)/(3x-2)<=1

*<= is less than or equal to...

2007-08-26 07:56:25 · 6 answers · asked by Aerol 1 in Mathematics

Eample of four factors that may limit the geographic disturbution of a species

2007-08-26 07:52:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Zoology

hey can any plz explain me what hybridisation exactely is ??? actually i didnt understand in da chemistry class & got a lil confused lol.....

2007-08-26 07:51:29 · 3 answers · asked by gamer2kool 1 in Chemistry

The sum of the squares of two (2) consecutive integers is nine (9) greater than eight (8) times the smaller. Find the numbers!?

2007-08-26 07:48:15 · 11 answers · asked by N/A 4 in Mathematics

So the main question I am doing is... " The area of a right triangle is 60 sq. in. The longer leg is 1 less than twice the shorter leg. Find the length of each leg. Show all work" what I have so far is "60= (1\2)(x)(2x-1)
60= (1\2)(2x^2-x)..." I cannot figure out how to solve this equation to figure out the variable so I can figure out the sides than use the pythag. theorem for the hypoteneous. Can someone help?

2007-08-26 07:47:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

I'm stuck on this. I used the definition of slope to find x but I keep getting 5/7 and that doesn't seem to be right.

2007-08-26 07:46:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

One cubic centimeter (1.0 cm3) of water has a mass of 1.0 10-3 kg.
(a) Determine the mass of 1.0 m3 of water.
1000 kg

(b) Assuming that biological substances are 98% water, estimate the masses of a cell with a diameter of 1.0 µm, a human kidney, and a fly. Take a kidney to be roughly a sphere with a radius of 4.0 cm and a fly to be roughly a cylinder 4.8 mm long and 2.0 mm in diameter.
a cell kg
a human kidney kg
a fly kg

2007-08-26 07:44:25 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

2007-08-26 07:41:53 · 13 answers · asked by A 2 in Mathematics

2007-08-26 07:40:33 · 5 answers · asked by Ilkie 7 in Zoology

2007-08-26 07:38:27 · 4 answers · asked by bealsey1 2 in Mathematics

find the derivative of sqrt (5x+12)

2007-08-26 07:38:03 · 6 answers · asked by Mr. Rain 1 in Mathematics

2007-08-26 07:37:29 · 3 answers · asked by bealsey1 2 in Mathematics

f(x)= -I x+2 I -3

2007-08-26 07:35:36 · 4 answers · asked by A 2 in Mathematics

A wooden cylinder 30.0cm high floats vertically in a tub of water (density = 1.00g/cm^3). The top of the cylinder is 14.1 cm above the surface of the liquid. What is the density of the wood???

2007-08-26 07:35:10 · 3 answers · asked by Susieq1118 2 in Physics