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What is a non-ferous metal? What is a ferrous metal?

A ferrous metal contains iron whilst a non-ferous metal does not.  Examples of ferrous metals incude: mild steel, high speed steel, stainless steel and cast iron.  Examples of non-ferrous metals include: copper, aluminium, tin,...

A toy car is released at the top of a ramp & travels at certain speed when it reaches flat ground at the bottom. If we use another toy car with heavier mass, does its speed increase? Kindly advise. Thk.

Interesting - does a heavier car go faster or slower?  The answer is that - if the design is identical so you can ignore differences in air resistance and frictional resistance - the speed down the slope should be the same -

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WHERE CAN I FIND INFORMATION ON FOOD FROM 1950S TO THE PRESENT DAY PLEASE

This is a broad question! An initial search on Google - using 'technology food development since 1950s' - brought up a broad range of answers, including: food science institutions, impact of microwaves and irradation on food, ...

What does imperial mean?

If you met this word in a science or maths lesson, then it was describing the units of measurements we used to use before the metric units (such as metres and grams).  Imperial units include:

  - feet and inches - for length...

Who discovered electricity and when?

Electricity in the form of lightning has probably been around since the Earth was formed. Apparently there is evidence that the Greeks in about 600 BC found that when yuo rubbed a stick of amber ( fossilised resin from a tree) it ...

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