by STEAM Team | Apr 21, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 21/04/2021 What happens to individuals with photic sneeze reflex? Photic sneeze reflex is a condition where individuals sneeze when exposed to bright light. Individuals inherit this trait genetically from their parents and it effects about 11% to 35%...
by STEAM Team | Apr 21, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 20/04/2021 What is wave interference? Wave interference is when two waves moving along the same medium are released within the same relative area and they begin to overlap. This overlapping creates noise. Think of it as if you threw two pebbles into a...
by STEAM Team | Apr 21, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 19/04/2021 Why does the double slit experiment prove the wave-like properties of EM radiation? The double slit experiment is set up so that we have a light source pointed at two vertically parallel slits in a medium and another flat medium behind it...
by STEAM Team | Apr 18, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 16/04/2021 What does wave-particle duality mean? Wave-particle duality is the scientific theory that electromagnetic (EM) radiation exists as both a particle and a wave. But how can radiation be both particle-like and wave-like? The first prevailing...
by STEAM Team | Apr 18, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 15/04/2021 We’ve all heard about the typical x and y coordinate plane (Cartesian plane) but what is the polar coordinate plane? Unlike the Cartesian plane which has an x and y axis perpendicular to each other, the polar coordinate plane exists...
by STEAM Team | Apr 15, 2021 | Daily Fact
Fact of the Day: 14/04/2021 What is Machu Picchu? Machu Picchu is an Incan city built between two peaks of the Andean mountains and has survived nearly 571 years. The architecture of this ancient city is certainly something to marvel at. The buildings are made of pure...
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