When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistent,_bio...

    This continued use in other parts of the world is still a global problem due to the mobility and persistence of DDT. The initial contact from DDT is on vegetation and soil. From here, the DDT can travel many routes; for instance, when plants and vegetation are exposed to the chemical to protect from insects, the plants may absorb it.

  3. Persistent organic pollutant - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistent_organic_pollutant

    The convention seeks to study and then judge whether or not a number of chemicals that have been developed with advances in technology and science can be categorized as POPs. The initial meeting in 2001 made a preliminary list, termed the "dirty dozen", of chemicals that are classified as POPs. [ 21 ]

  4. BrainPop - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BrainPop

    BrainPop (stylized as BrainPOP) is a group of educational websites founded in 1999 by Avraham Kadar, M.D. and Chanan Kadmon, based in New York City. [1] As of 2024, the websites host over 1,000 short animated movies for students in grades K–8 (ages 5 to 14), together with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, math, engineering and ...

  5. Quiz - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiz

    A printed quiz on health issues. A quiz is a form of mind sport in which people attempt to answer questions correctly on one or several topics. Quizzes can be used as a brief assessment in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and skills, or simply as a hobby.

  6. Multiple choice - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_choice

    A multiple choice question, with days of the week as potential answers Multiple choice ( MC ), [ 1 ] objective response or MCQ (for multiple choice question ) is a form of an objective assessment in which respondents are asked to select only the correct answer from the choices offered as a list.

  7. Splint (laboratory equipment) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splint_(laboratory_equipment)

    A splint is lit and held near the opening of the tube, then the stopper is removed to expose the splint to the gas. If the gas is flammable, the mixture ignites. [1] This test is most commonly used to identify hydrogen, which results with a distinctive 'squeaky pop' sound. [2]

  8. Phosphate solubilizing bacteria - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphate_solubilizing...

    When PSB is used with rock phosphate, it can save about 50% of the crop requirement of phosphatic fertilizer. [ citation needed ] The use of PSB as inoculants increases P uptake by plants. Simple inoculation of seeds with PSB gives crop yield responses equivalent to 30 kg P 2 O 5 /ha or 50 percent of the need for phosphatic fertilizers.

  9. Category:Popular science - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Popular_science

    Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us