Essays on Physics

Life as we know it is based on electricity, even if we aren’t aware of it. Without electricity we would not be able to shower with warm and clean water, cook with an oven and store food on a fridge, have powered lights or even…

Today the world is totally relying on electricity. If we lost it, the whole world will be a dark place. Truth be told, a huge part of modern-day facilities will be lost to us without electricity. Without caring about any of these so many people…

Ah! Those delightful winter months! That time of year, when you think about glistening white sheets of snow, snowflakes on your nose! Cold, dark and gloomy, yet a season that never fails to entrance and conjure up your imagination of all things warm and cozy….

Introduction The density or weight of a given volume of mud is determined by using a mud balance. The mud balance consists of a constant volume sample cup with a lid connected to the balance arm. A level bubble which is built into the beam…

When you put water on the fire and get it to boil past its boiling point, it will gradually turn to vapor, which is its gaseous form. In this form, the water composition can take up more space and are sparsely distributed. When you cool…

Introduction The Density of a mud is the weight per unit volume expressed either in pounds per gallon or pounds per cubic foot. The density of the mud is important in order to maintain both the hydrostatic pressure as well as the pressure exerted by…

Introduction In order for us to determine the density or weight of a given mud, we can use a mud balance. In our experiment a 4-scale metal mud balance was used. The mud balance is being made in a way that the fixed volume cup…

Introduction The earth is flat, that’s what people thought before the Greek geographer Eratosthenes proposed the idea that the earth was round. People have also thought the earth was the center of our solar system but that was debunked by copernicus. There are also many…

Introduction As Neil Armstrong once said “Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand”. The great unknown of space travel has intrigued and captivated people for generations and in recent years’ development in technologies have allowed more and more exploration…

The interest in space and space travel increases with the influence of the films taken, which in turn leads to the question of how applicable the concepts in such films are. In this article, let’s take a look at whether the artificial gravity spacecraft mentioned…