Questions

A magnifying glass is a convex lens that is used to produce a magnified image of an object. It is also called a hand lens in laboratory contexts.

Albedo refers to a material's ability to reflect sunlight. Since 30% of the sun's energy is reflected by the entire earth, the earth has an average albedo of 0.30.

Generally, dark surfaces have a low albedo and light surfaces have a high albedo.

$$\begin{gathered} 32oF \\ We know that \\ T(°F) = T(°C) × 1.8 + 32 \\ 32(°F) = 0(°C) \end{gathered}$$

chemical energy is contained in the chemical bonds between the reactants in the chemical compounds.

In a nucleosome, the DNA is wrapped around histone octamer.

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A greenhouse gas (GHG) is any gas in the atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation in the thermal infrared range.

The increase in average global temperatures that results from an enhanced greenhouse effect.

Effects of increased greenhouse gas emissions:

Increases in the different greenhouse gases have other effects apart from global warming including ocean acidification, smog pollution, ozone depletion as well as changes to plant growth and nutrition levels.