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This is a property of thin films, one thing to remember is that there is some thickness to the oil. When light hits the top surface of the oil, some of the light is reflected and some through the oil and gets refracted and then reflected off the bottom of the oil. This gives of light that is slightly out of phase with the part of light that reflected off the top. Depending on how thick the oil is will affect how out of phase they are. Some of the wavelengths of light will conspire against each other and cancel out. The wavelengths that don't cancel may be in the visual spectrum that you are able to see.
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How many oil slicks occur each year?
that's a tuffy, i am still woking on it!
What colors can a chimp see?
They can see all the colors we can.
When in nature do we see all the colors in the visible light spectrum?
You see all the colors in a rainbow.
What animal can see ultraviolet colors?
Animals, such as dogs can only see the colors black, white, and grey, but it varies from animal to animal
How can make adsorbent?
Adsorbents can be used in both air and water pollution control. In water pollution they are principally used in the collection of trace oil slicks from surface waters as a polishing step in cleaning up oil spills. Absorbents can also be used in heavier oil slicks to hold the oil on the surface as it is being vacuumed up. In air pollution absorbents can be used to remove traces of gases or hydrocarbons from air flows in small treatment systems (air intakes over gluing tables etc.) or in air filtration masks to prevent workers from inhaling gases or vapours.
Which unfortunate effects did Ride see from orbit?
Ride seen Oil Slicks on the surface .
Why are oil slicks so colorful?
because of interference of light.
How many oil slicks occur each year?
that's a tuffy, i am still woking on it!
Is oil slick thick or thin?
oil slicks arent very thick or very thin it is about a half of a foot
Where can one download images of oil slicks?
If you do a search on Google images you will be able to find images of oil slicks. If you want to publish the pictures you will need to purchase them from a site in order to reproduce them. Sites that will sell you images include Getty Images and I Stock Photo.
What has the author Deborah Berger written?
Deborah Berger has written: 'A study of mass transport processes in oil slicks'
If some Wicks are Slicks and some Slicks are Snicks are some Wicks are definitely Snicks?
== == Heres a diagram - you're supposed to think of it as A is a type of B, and B is a type of C, etc:`Snicks```Other `````\``` /```````?`` Slicks````````\``/``````````Wicks```````` `So: Are some Wicks a type of Snick? Upon first impression, you can see that since some Wicks are a type of Slick, and some Slicks are a type of Snick, then the statement could be True.`Snicks```Other `````\``` /```````?`` Slicks````````\``/``````````Wicks```````` `Or even this thought: Examining the rest of the Wicks. It could be possible, that the other Wicks that are not Slicks, are directly a type of Snick. Like this:`Snicks ``Other ```|`` \```/ ```````|`` Slicks ```````|```/ `````````Wicks ````````Why Those Reasonings are INCORRECTThe Wicks that are Slicks may all be in the group of Slicks that are NOT Snicks. Only some Slicks are Snicks. The Wicks could be in the group of Slicks that are not Snicks, but Other! The riddle says definitely Snicks.The same bit of the riddle ruins the 2nd explanation as well! - We don't know definitely that the Wicks are directly connected to the Snicks. Wicks could be something else, and the Wicky Slicks could all be Other:``````````````````````Snicks``Other ``?`` Slicks````````could all``````````````````````````````what this is. `````\```/```````````be Other````````````````````````````````````````````Wicks`````````````````````````````````````````` Because there is no proof that Wicks are in the group of Slicks that are not in the Other group, and because we can't definitely know that the Wicks are directly connected to the Snicks, the statement isFALSE - No, some Wicks are not definitelySnicks.
When was Slicks Box created?
Slicks Box was created on 2007-08-14.
In Yoville how do you go over oil slicks without wiping out?
just don't click your mouse until you have coasted past it.
How can chemistry help to clean an oil spill and reduce its impact?
Dispersants help to degrade oil into naturally occurring substances quicker. Dispersants can be applied directly to spilled oil, and help to remove oil from the water surface where it is especially harmful. It does so by first breaking the surface oil slicks. As dispersants contain molecules with both a hydrophilic and lipophilic end, these molecules attach to oil, thus reducing interfacial tensions between the water and the oil, which helps break the oil slicks. After breaking the oil slicks, it disperses oil as fine droplets into the water column through natural mixing actions such as wave action and turbulence which dilutes the subsurface oil concentration. This disperses oil from water surface to water column. Afterwhich, oil is dispersed by currents and is subjected to natural processes such as biodegradation, which will render oil harmless.
What has the author N W Guinard written?
N. W. Guinard has written: 'The remote sensing of oil slicks by radar' -- subject(s): Oceanography, Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, Remote sensing
Why do tires have treads not slicks?
Tread gives you more grip and control but more rolling resistance. If you want to go fast you get slicks.
