use to kick it, and what pressure the ball has inside of it.. There are also some factors that you can’t control, like the atmospheric pressure, wind, and the defense that is running towards you to prevent you from kicking it. Field goal kicks may seem simple and boring, but in reality is very complicated and complex. Works Cited physicsfieldgoals.weebly.com http://sportsnscience.utah.edu/science-behind-the-sport/sport/football/ http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Under+pressure%3A+how+does+the+amount+of+air+inside+a+football+affect
environment we solely depend on for our survival. Since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) first report in 1990, the international community has known “emissions resulting from human activities are substantially increasing the atmospheric concentrations of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and nitrous oxide.” (IPCC, 1990). The emissions put into the atmosphere by human actions will further the greenhouse effect that results in a warmer planet
examples of least common disasters are volcanoes and heat waves. Even though volcanoes occur less, they create mass damage. A volcano is a vent in Earth’s crust. What causes volcanoes to erupt is that when magma rises closer to the Earth’s surface, the pressure decreases and the dissolved gases come out of the solution to form bubbles. Then as the bubbles expand, the magma is pushed into the vent until it breaks through weaknesses in the Earth’s crust. There are 3 types of volcanoes. Sleeping volcano
ocean transfers heat to the lower atmosphere forming a low pressure air mass over that part of the ocean. Cool or cold waters lead to the formation of a high pressure air mass. This affects jet streams, bands of fast-moving high altitude air currents. These streams supply energy to developing storms at lower altitudes. The ocean alters the direction of storms and some storms even reverse direction as result of ocean-influenced air pressure changes. The current in the ocean distributes the effects
respond to the questions based on the accuracy of the predictions. This essay examines the questions of weather, climate, weather predictions and accuracy for the purposes of this lab. Weather Weather in reality is nothing more than a description of atmospheric conditions for a given area at a given time. The terms warm, cold, wet, dry, cloudy or sunny describe what is happening in the troposphere. “The troposphere is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere. The troposphere starts at Earth's surface and
examples of least common disasters are volcanoes and heat waves. Even though volcanoes occur less, they create mass damage. A volcano is a vent in Earth’s crust. What causes volcanoes to erupt is that when magma rises closer to the Earth’s surface, the pressure decreases and the dissolved gases come out of the solution to form bubbles. Then as the bubbles expand, the magma is pushed into the vent until it breaks through weaknesses in the Earth’s crust. There are 3 types of volcanoes. Sleeping volcano
physiologically affecting. In this paper, the role of weather conditions, (positive and negative), in relation to their influence on behavioral health will be reviewed. It is hypothesized that exposure to constantly fluctuating levels of high barometric pressure will lead to negative behavior. The following literature reviews will demonstrate and support this hypothesis. In a study examining whether or not weather can be considered as influential towards an individual’s daily mood, Denissen, Butalid, Penke
can determine the heated molecules inside of a bouncy ball giving us its great effect on its given height when dropped at its designated height. A lower temperature will lead to a lower pressure. As the temperature decreases, gas molecules contract and move around more slowly with less energy. Thus, lower pressure leads to a lower bounce of the ball. This then lead onto room temperature, the molecules inside of the bouncy ball remain the same, as there has not been any temperature used to affect the
Hurricane Diane and Hurricane Jose are two very different hurricanes. They have the same background, although they are sixty-two years apart. They both came after major hurricanes, Diane came after Connie, and Jose came after Irma. Both hurricanes impacted the East Coast. They also both came from the Atlantic! Nonetheless, while they each came after major hurricanes, one did less damage than the other. Hurricane Diane landed in North Carolina. It went up the East Coast and impacted all the states
monastery to continue his mathematical work. Pascal then worked on many mathematical problems, including how fluids and gases behave (1646) this proved that the mercury in a barometer did not move because of a vacuum but rather because of barometric pressure, created “Pascal’s Triangle” which calculated the probabilities of winning in gambling (1654) which today has been important in the study of statistics and even modern day physics, and the theory of indivisibles (1658).
Weather is a fascinating subject. It is such an intricate and amazing process, which our mother earth goes through on a daily basis. All over the world, weather seems to be a very important aspect for our everyday lives. For instance; sunny weather can bring on a very harmonious and beautiful atmosphere, while cloudy and rainy weather can bring about tragedy. In 1998; the earth experienced an El Nino which brought on fierce weather, flooding, and hurricanes. Weather systems are very broad and detailed
In the Nobel Prize winning novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the passage from the chapter Beast From Air creates the atmosphere of danger. Before this passage, the twins, Sam and Eric, believe that they have seen the beast by the signal fire and go running to tell the other boys. Upon hearing this news, the boys decide to hunt and kill the beast. After the passage, the boys argue about whether or not they should stay at Castle Rock. Jack assumes that the environment is a suitable place
In his novel, Dark Star, Alan Furst creates an atmosphere that supports the depressed and beat down setting surrounding Europe before the onset of World War II. He is able to capture our attention by immediately creating anxiety in the depressed and broken down country of Belgium. Furst is able to draw us into the mind of Andre Szara as he enters Ostend, Belgium, describing the atmosphere as unpleasant and anxiety-driven. He presents this atmosphere through the old and rusted freighter, Nicaea, the
I chose to do a report on a meteorologist and what they do at their job which is different from the other choices I could have picked. The three tasks that a meteorologist complete in a day are these. They will need to know what not just what the weather will be like today but also in the future.They can't take too much time on just one day to forecast the weather, they must be exact and quick on their forecast as the weather changes. They need to know where all the warm and cold air is, and the
storm for surveillance, with a growing concern. What was about to be Tropical storm Camille was still south of Cuba with expectation to become much more potent. At the point of infiltration by the aircraft the planes barometer revealed a 999 millibar pressure center with 55 mile an hour surface winds. At this point the disturbance was inaugurated to be a “tropical storm.” As the intensification process ensued, and the squall shifted northwestward at a slow speed of 9 miles per hour, but gained a great
Have you ever wanted to prove to everyone that you are a hard worker that is willing to give up everything to go on an adventure? If this is you than Everest is the perfect place for you. A great deal of Everest’s dangers are expressed in his book which should either inspire you to try this journey or sway you away from the treacherous mountain. In the story, “ Into Thin Air,” by Jon Krakauer a true story is told of a dangerous voyage up and down Everest. The climb up was arduous and long according
After decoding a scrap of paper he found in an old book, Professor Hardwigg decides to take a journey. A "Journey to the Center of the Earth" that the paper says is possible. Brushing aside the concerns of his nephew Harry about the temperature of the earth's interior, the professor makes Harry come with him on the journey. They gather the needed supplies and depart two days later for Mt. Sneffels in Iceland, the point through which they can gain access to the core of the earth. With the Icelander
ball, the individual will! The soccer ball is a very interesting object. A soccer ball has to have a certain amount of air pressure in order to work properly. The air also affects the soccer ball’s flight. The soccer ball is also made of different kinds of material and has different sizes. In the next couple of paragraphs I will tell you more about a soccer ball and the air pressure. The first soccer ball was a rubber soccer ball made of pig or ox bladder with leather in the 1800s (The Science of Soccer
so far, is how is “Lift” and “Thrust” generated? The answer to how “Thrust” is generated is quite simple. Its sort of how a car would move, except in a much different way. Airplanes have 4 engines, which can each exert easily up to 200 PSI of air (pressure per square inch), composed of liquid fuel cylinders, and internal combustion (like a car). It also tops to 250 km per hour on the runway! But how “Lift” is generated is, the true definition of aerodynamics. The first thing you must consider to understand
Monica Pellerin said "I say give kids a break. Let the kids enjoy life before life gets too tough". To me the quote itself says it all. Kids deserve breaks. I maybe just a high school student but hey Im still a kid, I deserve freedom. Well according to my perspectives that is. I will experience stress when I grow even more mature. As I observed kids nowadays are experiencing a lot of hardships whether its emotionally, physically and of course mentally. Now I know some may say "but thats part of