Tutoring high school science, you may be asked about the albedo effect. The tutor explains it simply. Albedo means loss of incoming radiation due to reflection. Light and heat are examples of radiation (see my previous post). Regarding Earth’s climate, …

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The tutor investigates the idea that stainless steel is non-magnetic. I’ve heard from more than one source that stainless steel is non-magnetic: if you put a magnet to it, there isn’t attraction like you might expect with “ordinary” steel. According …

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The tutor mentions a few points about diatoms. In my Feb 4 post I introduced protists, which constitute a kingdom of eukaryotic, mainly single-celled organisms. Protists are divided into plantlike and animal-like ones. Diatoms, from phylum Chrysophyta, are among the …

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