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Where does the energy come from that produces virtual particles and are they related to string theory?
Where does the energy come from that produces virtual particles and are they related to string theory?
I want  to know where does virtual particle come from. And are they related to string theory
nzp123   325   2 Replies
datageekgh
11 years ago
Where does the energy for gravity come from?
Where does the energy for gravity come from?
According to the law of conservation of energy, energy is not created from nothing.  It is either converted from mass or from other types of energy.  In this case, where does the energy for gravity come from?

For instance, the force pushing down the
smmunday   173   6 Replies
11 years ago
Where does the energy go to when you insert a dialectric to a capatitor?
Where does the energy go to when you insert a dialectric to a capatitor?
When you insert a dielectric between the plates of a capacitor, the energy of the capacitor decreases.

1). Where does the energy go to to create the difference from before?

2). Also, what would happen to the energy if the capacitor remained conne
nursemama0729   180   3 Replies
11 years ago
Where does the Paschen series of spectral lines from hydrogen gas appear in the electromagnetic ...
Where does the Paschen series of spectral lines from hydrogen gas appear in the electromagnetic ...
Where does the Paschen series of spectral lines from hydrogen gas appear in the electromagnetic spectrum?
A)   In the radio range, with wavelengths longer than 0.01 m or 10 mm
B)   In the ultraviolet region, with wavelengths between 90 nm and 1
staedtler   100   2 Replies
7 years ago
Where has water been detected on Mars?
Where has water been detected on Mars?
Where has water been detected on Mars?
A)   As a liquid flowing along the numerous flood valleys and meandering stream beds
B)   Only as atmospheric water vapor, never condensing out as clouds, liquid water, or solid ice
C)   In permafrost a
doit_the_clown   69   1 Reply
7 years ago
Where has water ice been found on Mercury?
Where has water ice been found on Mercury?
Where has water ice been found on Mercury?
A)   In a recently formed crater, probably from a comet impact
B)   Suspended as microscopic crystals in the stratosphere
C)   In permanently shadowed crater floors at the north and south poles
doit_the_clown   59   1 Reply
7 years ago
Where have scientists begun an active search for life beyond the Earth?
Where have scientists begun an active search for life beyond the Earth?
Where have scientists begun an active search for life beyond the Earth?
A) the Moon
B) Venus
C) Mars
D) Europa
E) Titan
killian   413   2 Replies
10 years ago
Where have some scientists hypothesized that they have found direct evidence for life, either ...
Where have some scientists hypothesized that they have found direct evidence for life, either ...
Where have some scientists hypothesized that they have found direct evidence for life, either contemporary or ancient, beyond the Earth (although the hypothesis has been strongly disputed by many other scientists)?
A)   In spectra of the dark depo
symbo   109   1 Reply
7 years ago
Where in space would you look for a globular cluster?
Where in space would you look for a globular cluster?
Where in space would you look for a globular cluster?
A)   In the Milky Way disk, moving in a circular orbit around the galactic center
B)   Only in elliptical galaxies since they are composed of old stars and do not exist in young systems like
symbo   57   2 Replies
6 years ago
Where in the northern hemisphere does one most often (almost always!) find the aurora, or northern ...
Where in the northern hemisphere does one most often (almost always!) find the aurora, or northern ...
Where in the northern hemisphere does one most often (almost always!) find the aurora, or northern lights?
A)   In a small patch at the magnetic north pole
B)   In a circular region around the magnetic north pole
C)   Only at the midday posi
doit_the_clown   83   1 Reply
7 years ago
Where in the planetary system is the massive extinct supervolcano, Olympus Mons?
Where in the planetary system is the massive extinct supervolcano, Olympus Mons?
Where in the planetary system is the massive extinct supervolcano, Olympus Mons?
A)   On the mountain range, Ishtar Terra, on Venus
B)   On the Earth
C)   On Mars
D)   On Io, one of the moons of Jupiter
doit_the_clown   113   1 Reply
7 years ago
Where in the solar system did the Viking spacecraft land?
Where in the solar system did the Viking spacecraft land?
Where in the solar system did the Viking spacecraft land?
A)   On Europa, one of the moons of Jupiter
B)   On Venus
C)   On Mars
D)   On the Earth's Moon
symbo   77   2 Replies
6 years ago
Where in the solar system would you find the Caloris impact basin?
Where in the solar system would you find the Caloris impact basin?
Where in the solar system would you find the Caloris impact basin?
A)   On Jupiter's outer Galilean satellite, Callisto
B)   On Mars
C)   On Mercury
D)   On our Moon
doit_the_clown   129   1 Reply
7 years ago
Where in the solar system would you look for liquid hydrogen?
Where in the solar system would you look for liquid hydrogen?
Where in the solar system would you look for liquid hydrogen?
A)   On the polar caps of Mars
B)   On the surface of Venus, beneath the clouds
C)   Nowhere because it is not cold enough anywhere in the solar system to liquefy hydrogen
D)
staedtler   109   2 Replies
7 years ago
Where in the solar system would you look for the Cassini division?(a)In Saturn's rings.(b)In the ...
Where in the solar system would you look for the Cassini division?(a)In Saturn's rings.(b)In the ...
Where in the solar system would you look for the Cassini division?

(a)   In Saturn's rings.
(b)   In the belts and zones of Jupiter's clouds.
(c)   Between different regions of the asteroid belt.
doit_the_clown   99   1 Reply
7 years ago
Where in the Sun do fusion reactions happen?
Where in the Sun do fusion reactions happen?
Where in the Sun do fusion reactions happen?
A) Core and radiation zone
B) Everywhere inside the Sun
C) Only the core
killian   317   2 Replies
10 years ago
Where in the Sun’s atmosphere is the temperature gradient, the rate of change of temperature with ...
Where in the Sun’s atmosphere is the temperature gradient, the rate of change of temperature with ...
Where in the Sun’s atmosphere is the temperature gradient, the rate of change of temperature with height, the highest?

(a)   In the transition zone.
(b)   In the outer corona.
(c)   In the photosphere.
doit_the_clown   91   1 Reply
7 years ago
Where in the universe are heavy elements, with masses greater than that of helium, being produced at ...
Where in the universe are heavy elements, with masses greater than that of helium, being produced at ...
Where in the universe are heavy elements, with masses greater than that of helium, being produced at this time?
A)   In the central cores of stars
B)   In the surface layers of stars
C)   At the event horizons of massive black holes
D)   
doit_the_clown   54   1 Reply
7 years ago
Where in the universe would you look for a protostar?
Where in the universe would you look for a protostar?
Where in the universe would you look for a protostar?
A)   Near black holes   C)   In the empty space between galaxies
B)   In dense dust and gas clouds   D)   In globular clusters of stars
symbo   57   1 Reply
7 years ago
Where in the universe would you look for a rille?
Where in the universe would you look for a rille?
Where in the universe would you look for a rille?
A)   On Mars because rilles are the “canals” seen by Lowell to extend across the planet surface
B)   In the galactic plane because it is a dark dust band
C)   In Saturn's rings because i
symbo   327   2 Replies
6 years ago
Where in the universe would you look for Ganymede?
Where in the universe would you look for Ganymede?
Where in the universe would you look for Ganymede?
A)   In the asteroid belt
B)   Around the planet Mars because it is one of the moons of Mars
C)   On the Moon because it is one of the largest maria
D)   Near Jupiter because it is one of
doit_the_clown   61   1 Reply
7 years ago
Where is a planet when it is moving most rapidly in its orbit?
Where is a planet when it is moving most rapidly in its orbit?
Where is a planet when it is moving most rapidly in its orbit?
A)   At aphelion
B)   At perihelion
C)   Approaching the closest distance to the Sun
D)   At the focus of its orbit
staedtler   52   2 Replies
7 years ago
Where is friction most evident?
Where is friction most evident?
Where is friction most evident?
A) on the road
B) in a cup of coffee
C) in the atmosphere
D) everywhere
einsteindude   1416   1 Reply
9 years ago
Where is Jupiter's ring located?
Where is Jupiter's ring located?
Where is Jupiter's ring located?
A) sharing the orbit of Amalthea
B) above Jupiter's cloud tops and inside the orbit of its inner-most moon
C) in a thin ring at the distance of Io but inclined by an angle of about 30 degrees
Tsync   181   3 Replies
8 years ago
Where is Jupiter's ring located? What is it made of, and why?
Where is Jupiter's ring located? What is it made of, and why?
Where is Jupiter's ring located?  What is it made of, and why?
barry   593   2 Replies
10 years ago
Where is most of the mass in the Milky Way located? and why?
Where is most of the mass in the Milky Way located? and why?
Isn't it past the central bulge or past the disk? but why is more mass located there?
Hobgoblin32   496   2 Replies
11 years ago
Where is most of the mass of the Sun concentrated?
Where is most of the mass of the Sun concentrated?
Where is most of the mass of the Sun concentrated?
A)   It is spread uniformly throughout the Sun.
B)   In the convective zone
C)   In the photosphere
D)   In the inner core
doit_the_clown   62   1 Reply
7 years ago
Where is most of the water on Mars believed to be?
Where is most of the water on Mars believed to be?
Where is most of the water on Mars believed to be?
barry   524   2 Replies
10 years ago
Where is the Cassini division found in our solar system?
Where is the Cassini division found in our solar system?
Where is the Cassini division found in our solar system?
A)   Between two major ring systems around Saturn
B)   Between two band systems on the visible “surface” of Jupiter
C)   Between two major groups of asteroids in the asteroid belt
staedtler   99   2 Replies
7 years ago
Where is the center of gravity in a triangle?
Where is the center of gravity in a triangle?
Where is the center of gravity in a triangle?
A) at the top
B) half-way up from the base
C) one-third up from the base
D) on the base
einsteindude   217   1 Reply
9 years ago
Where is the chromosphere on the Sun?
Where is the chromosphere on the Sun?
Where is the chromosphere on the Sun?
A)   It is the outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere.
B)   It is the layer below the visible surface of the Sun, where convection begins.
C)   It is the visible surface of the Sun.
D)   It is th
staedtler   47   2 Replies
7 years ago
Where is the coolest region in the Sun?
Where is the coolest region in the Sun?
Where is the coolest region in the Sun?
A)   Just below the photosphere, in the convective zone
B)   In the lower corona
C)   In the lower photosphere
D)   In the lower chromosphere
symbo   66   2 Replies
6 years ago
Where is the event horizon of a black hole located?
Where is the event horizon of a black hole located?
Where is the event horizon of a black hole located?
A)   At the position of maximum X-ray emission
B)   At the singularity
C)   At the outer surface of the ergoregion
D)   At the Schwarzschild radius away from its center
staedtler   86   2 Replies
7 years ago
Where is the ground in a flashlight circuit? And what does maximum total power mean in a circuit mean?
Where is the ground in a flashlight circuit? And what does maximum total power mean in a circuit mean?
How is the maximum total power differ in series and parallel?
leepbcc   336   3 Replies
11 years ago
Where is the mantle of the Earth located?
Where is the mantle of the Earth located?
Where is the mantle of the Earth located?
A)   Outside of, but in contact with, the crust; that is, the oceans and the atmosphere
B)   Between the core and the crust
C)   Between the stratosphere and the thermosphere
D)   In the outermost
symbo   55   1 Reply
7 years ago
Where is the newest material in the earth's crust found?
Where is the newest material in the earth's crust found?
Where is the newest material in the earth's crust found?
barry   1114   2 Replies
10 years ago
Where is the solar system located in our Galaxy?
Where is the solar system located in our Galaxy?
Where is the solar system located in our Galaxy?
A)   In the galactic disk
B)   It is not in a galaxy but in the intergalactic space between galaxies.
C)   In the galactic halo
D)   In the galactic nucleus
symbo   97   1 Reply
7 years ago
Where is the Sun located in our Galaxy? (That is, what is our address in the universe?) (See Fig. ...
Where is the Sun located in our Galaxy? (That is, what is our address in the universe?) (See Fig. ...
Where is the Sun located in our Galaxy? (That is, what is our address in the universe?) (See Fig. 15-9 of Comins and Kaufmann, Discovering the Universe, 7th Ed.)
A)   In the Centaurus arm, between the galactic center and the Orion arm
B)   In t
doit_the_clown   60   1 Reply
7 years ago
Where is the world's largest glacier located?
Where is the world's largest glacier located?
Where is the world's largest glacier located?
A) Greenland
B) Asia
C) Antarctica
D) Minnesota
einsteindude   379   1 Reply
9 years ago
Where is your gravity detector?
Where is your gravity detector?
Where is your gravity detector?
A) in your brain
B) inside your ear
C) on your phone
D) in your chest
einsteindude   1368   1 Reply
9 years ago
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