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This category is for questions about the methods humans go about measuring the passage of time. You can also find questions about converting one unit of time to another.

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What would be the effect on product formation if the enzyme were heated to a temperature of 100 degrees celsius for 10 minutes before repeating the experiment?

Heating the enzyme to 100 degrees Celsius may denature it, causing the enzyme to lose its active conformation and hence lose its ability to catalyze the reaction effectively. This would likely result in a decrease in product formation or no product formation at all in the subsequent experiment.

How many hours are in 4575 seconds?

There are 1,275 hours in 4575 seconds. This can be calculated by dividing the number of seconds by the number of seconds in an hour (3600).

How is time measured in the metric system?

Time is measured in exactly the same way regardless of whether the measurer uses metric, standard, or imperial measures.

The base unit of time is the second. All the normal SI prefixes apply, but are generally only used for intervals shorter than a second.

If a girl went back in time and killed her grandmother wouldn't she have killed herself because her mother wasn't born?

This is a variation on the "Grandfather Paradox."

If you went back in time and killed one of your grandparents before your parent was born, it is theorized that you would never be born, then you would not be able to go back in time to kill your grandparent, so your parent would be born, and you would be born, then you would go back in time to kill your grandparent before your parent was born.

See? it loops. Paradoxes are anathema to nature and physics. Or are they. Quantum physics presents a different argument, the Multiverse. In a multiverse, for every possible action, a new branch or new universe is formed (this is a simplistic explanation). With the formation of each new branch, other new branches can be formed, and it continues outward from the big bang. There are an infinite number of universes then, so if you went back in time and killed grandma or grandpa before mom or dad were born, you would not be born in that universe, but you would not snap out of existence.

The Grandfather Paradox breaks down in another area too:

If you went back in time and killed one of your grandparents before your parent was born, it is theorized that you would never be born, then you would not be able to go back in time to kill your grandparent, so your parent would be born, and you would be born, then you would go back in time to kill your grandparent before your parent was born.

Would you? Would you be born? Would you continue with the same act that originally caused you not to be born? This presumes that the universe is set to rote time and cannot change no matter what happens, that every action is scripted. Fundamental Christianity's philosophy of Free Will doesn't even agree with this. There are way too many variables in play to be able to state categorically that this paradox is possible in more than a purely existential discussion.

What time does the Japanese stock market open?

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Japan opens at 9:00 a.m. local time and closes at 3:00 p.m. local time.

Why was pendulum used in clocks in olden days?

Any mechanical clock or watch (by mechanical I mean non-electric motor driven) uses a pendulum.

A pendulum is a great invention; it uses the amount of time that it takes to swing (the period of the swing) to release a single step on a gear (called an escapement gear). No matter how much tension is on the escapement, the pendulum will not swing faster.

The time can also be adjusted by shortening or lengthening the distance from the escapement to the pendulum weight.

A very cool demonstration is at http://www.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/clocks-watches/clock.htm

How long is 4 score?

"Four score" is a term used to denote 80 years. It was famously used in the Gettysburg Address by President Abraham Lincoln, where he stated, "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation."

What are nanoseconds?

Nanoseconds are a unit of time equal to one billionth of a second. They are used to measure extremely short durations such as the time it takes for electronic circuits to switch or for light to travel a very short distance.

What is the weather like all the time in Beijing China?

Beijing experiences four distinct seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Summers are hot and humid, while winters are cold and dry with occasional snowfall. Spring and autumn are pleasant with mild temperatures. It is important to note that Beijing can also experience air pollution, particularly in winter.

What line separates one day from the next?

The line that separates one day from the next is the International Date Line, which is an imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole and serves as the starting point for each new calendar day. It defines the boundary between calendar dates as one moves east or west across it.

When fifty gallons of hydraulic oil weigh 372 lb what is its specific weight in units of lb per ft3?

Specific weight is the weight per unit volume. To calculate specific weight in lb/ft^3, divide the total weight by the volume. First, convert 50 gallons to ft^3 (1 gallon = 0.133681 ft^3) = 6.68405 ft^3. Specific weight = 372 lb / 6.68405 ft^3 ≈ 55.61 lb/ft^3.

What is a score in four score?

A score is 20 years. Four score is 80 years. Thank Abe Lincoln for bringing this wonderful term to us in a way that it keeps "hanging on" through generations that might have forgotten other old units of measure.

How many Hz in one MHz?

There are 1 million hertz (Hz) in one megahertz (MHz).

How many divisions are there in the clock?

A clock dial has 60 minute divisions on its face, and 12 hour divisions

How many minutes between twenty seven minutes past eight and fifty three minutes past two?

There are 398 minutes between twenty seven minutes past eight and fifty three minutes past two.

How many nanoseconds are in one millisecond?

A nanosecond is 10-9 seconds. A millisecond is 10-3 seconds. There are 103 nanoseconds in a millisecond.

What types of energy is used to run a clock?

Clocks can be powered by a variety of energy sources, such as batteries, electricity, mechanical springs, or solar power. The specific type of energy used depends on the design and mechanism of the clock.

What happens every minute on earth?

On Earth, approximately 250 babies are born, 100 lightning bolts strike the ground, and 40,000 tons of meteoroids fall into the atmosphere.

What comes right after seconds milliseconds or nanoseconds?

It is a millisecond 'cause it's a tenth of a second. I am in 5th grade and I know that

How long does it take for sunlight to reach the moon?

Answer:Earth ranges from 91 million miles to 94.5 million miles from the sun.

The moon is 238,855.086 miles from Earth.

The speed of light is 670,616,629 mph.

Therefore:The minimum distance from the sun to the moon is 91,238,855.1 miles.

The maximum distance from the sun to the moon is 94,738,855.1 miles.

Therefore:The amount of time it takes for light to travel from the sun to the moon can be

anywhere from 6.11862934 × 1016 hours to 6.35334516 × 1016 hours.

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I have a couple of comments. Everybody else has already had a dip

in this pool, so I guess I can jump in too without getting hurt:

-- The first answer is a beautiful example of what happens when you put all of

your trust in your calculator or your computer. A truly amazing job of gathering

all the right numbers, and working through them for an answer, but he still made

a humongous mistake ... multiplying instead of dividing ... and he never caught it.

Why do you think that happened ? My answer is: No matter how complicated and

technical the problem and the process of solving it may be, the answer has to

satisfy your brain before you send it out there. That means you must stand back,

look at your answer, and ask "Does this answer make sense ?" Regardless of what

the calculator may say, your gut has to buy it. If your gut has no clue, then you're

at the mercy of your machines. That's a dangerous place to be, as you can plainly

see by looking back at the first answer.

-- The moon revolves around the Earth. So it's closer to the sun than we are for

half the time, and farther from the sun than we are for the other half of the time.

When you average that out, the moon is, on the average, exactly the same

distance from the sun as the Earth is, so it takes sunlight exactly the same length

of time to reach the Moon, on the average, that it takes to reach the Earth.

That's 8minutes and 20seconds . On the average.

-- The first contributor got wound up in his numbers, all with good intentions, and

ended up with kind of a mish-mash. When it came to doing his final calculations,

he used severely rounded figures for the Earth's aphelion and perihelion radii,

(nearest and farthest distances from the sun), but then took the average value of

a number that gyrates wildly ... the moon's distance from Earth ... and wrote that

one to a precision of nine ( ! ) significant figures. His figure for the speed of light

in mph is right on.

-- I shall now commit a maneuver that will mark me as one of the lowest forms of

life in the Q&A world: I'll take the numbers that the first contributor collected with

so much toil, sweat, and tears, fix his little computational error, and present the

result as my own work.

Here I go:

Answer:Earth ranges from 91 million miles to 94.5 million miles from the sun.

The moon is 238,855.086 miles from Earth.

The speed of light is 670,616,629 mph.

Therefore:The minimum distance from the sun to the moon is 91,238,855.1 miles.

The maximum distance from the sun to the moon is 94,738,855.1 miles.

Therefore:The amount of time it takes for light to travel from the sun to the moon can be

anywhere from 489.8 seconds to 508.6 seconds.

The number of vibrations that occur in 1 second is called?

The number of vibrations that occur in 1 second is called frequency. It is typically measured in hertz (Hz), where 1 Hz equals 1 vibration per second.

What is a light gate?

Light gates are simple optical circuits that have an opening between an emitter and receiver. If the path between the two is interrupted, a signal is sent to a computer or other data recorder. Some gates work in continuous mode, meaning the signal is different when the light is blocked, for example high or low voltage. Others work in pulsed mode, which responds by giving a pulse whenever the 'state' of on or off changes. And a third kind send a signal continuously while the path is open, and simply stop the signal when the path is broken.

These gates are typically used for timing and detection. Many automatic garage doors use a light gate to detect whether the door will come down on something (or someone!).

You pass a road sign saying new york 110km if you drive at a constant speed of 100 kmh how long should it take you to reach New York?

This question is easily answered. At 100 km/h, 100 km are traversed in one hour. Thus, it would take 1.1 hours to reach New York, which is 66 minutes.