General Science Questions

The study of trees is called Dendrology.

The push or pull on an object that causes it to move or stop or change direction is called as Force.

The study of flags is called Vexillology and the art of flag design is called as Vexillography. The man who studies flags is called as Vexillologist.

The troposphere is the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere. The air is very well mixed and the temperature decreases with altitude. Air in the troposphere is heated from the ground up. The surface of the Earth absorbs energy and heats up faster than the air does.

The current infection control guidelines from the CDC (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) are called Standard or Universal Precautions.

The phalanges or a phalanx are/is digital bones in the hands and feet of most vertebrates. In primates, the thumbs and big toes have two phalanges while the other digits have three phalanges. The phalanges are classed as long bones.

The atmosphere is a mixture of several gases. Nitrogen is the most abundant gas in the atmoshere and oxygen is next to it. It is 78% in the atmosphere and 21% is oxygen. Remaining 1% is all other gases like argon, hydrogen, neon, etc...

Air pollutants are solid particles, gases, and liquid droplets in the air that can adversely affect ecosystems and the health of humans.

Major ambient air pollutants include toxic metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, benzene, particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and ozone. Power plants, factories, and vehicle and air traffic are the most important anthropogenic sources of air pollution.

In addition, natural sources such as wildfires and volcanic activity contribute to ambient air pollution.