Matter is generally considered to be anything that has mass and volume. The volume is determined by the space in three dimensions that it occupies. The mass is determined by its rest mass (or invariant mass), which is measured by the acceleration a body has when a force is applied. The greater the mass, the slower the acceleration for the same force. Matter is thus a general term for the substance of which all observable physical objects consist. Typically, matter includes atoms and other particles that
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scientists questioning and desperate for finding answers. Dark matter is one those topics that left many scientists clueless to what they are. Dark matter makes up about 24% of the universe and normal matter only makes up 4%. Even though the quarter of the universe is made up of dark matter, they are one of the most elusive particles to detect. They do not emit or absorb any light like a normal matter, making them invisible in dark space. Dark matter till this day have not been discovered yet, but scientists
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What is Dark Matter? The Oxford dictionary defines dark matter as a non-luminous material which assumed to exist in space. But what does this mean? If dark matter is non luminous how do we know it’s there? How can we detect it? These are the kind of questions I will try to answer in this short article. Discovery: In the mid to late 19th century scientists observed that stars orbiting nearby galaxies were rotating faster than expected. The speed calculated indicated that the gravity created by
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State of matter Student Name: Urbashi Dewan Student ID: UKDLP 7712 Course Title: IGCSE Combined Science We are all surrounding by a lots of matter. Everywhere we look we can found matter. In science, matter is such a thing that has mass and can takes up space. Generally, matter is not transparent like water. We can also observe matter. From this definition, we can say that matter has some criteria so that we can identify matter as a matter. Matter has four to five states
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Does IT matter or not? In a world where IT was perfectly ubiquitous Carr would be justified in his argument that IT does not matter. However, Carr’s argument is incomplete. Carr neglects to look at how the various companies manage and use their IT resources. In a world where IT was perfectly ubiquitous, IT would not matter, the management of that IT resource would however matter a great deal to determine its strategic advantages. It should also be noted that the development of IT and the creation
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Does IT Matter? An essay presented to the Department of Information Systems University of Cape Town in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the course on Information Systems Honours (INF 414W) by ( March 200x Declaration 1. I know that plagiarism is wrong. Plagiarism is to use another’s work and pretend that it is one’s own. 2. I have used the APA Convention for citation and referencing. Each contribution
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catalyst for the rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement. Since 2012, there have been countless protests of Black Lives Matter protests, usually following tragic incidents of policemen unfairly treating young black teenagers. Besides this, there have been other protests and highlights on issues involving the LGBT community, minimum wage demands, quality of education, and rates of prison incarceration (Williams 2015). Despite the expansion of the Black Lives Matter Movement, many may believe that the movement
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Or is race the only factor that plays a part in the success of someone? With so many opposing arguments it is hard to understand what is fact and what is fiction, when it comes to discussions on race. With that being said, I believe that race does not matter because leading african-americans
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| So, in Mathematics we use more precise language: |[pic] |If the order doesn't matter, it is a Combination. | |[pic] |If the order does matter it is a Permutation. | | |[pic] |So, we should really call this a
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JURISDICTION A Magistrates Court may hear a civil case when the amount in dispute does not exceed RM 25,000. Where the amount claimed does not exceed RM 5,000 you may wish to file your claim in the “Small Claims” division of the Magistrates Court. If you do so, however, you must be prepared to conduct the case yourself, as legal representation is not permitted. B) CRIMINAL JURISDICTION A Magistrates Court may hear criminal matters of the following nature: i. Where the offence is punishable by a fine only
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