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Since the plane travels 213 miles per hour, it must travel on average 1 mile every 1/213rd of an hour.We know that there are 60 minutes in 1 hour, and 60 seconds in a minute, so there are 60 x 60 = 3600 s...

Heat is produced through the radioactive decay of elements in the inner core. This heats the lower mantle, causing the magma to become less dense and rise. Once it reaches the upper mantle it cools, becom...

DNA is a polymer due to the fact it contains multiple repeating units (monomers). These monomers are known as nucleotides. Multiple nucleotides join together by phosphodiester bonds to form the polymer th...

An oligopoly is a market which is dominated by a small number of firms. With a small number of firms in the market there is less competition between firms and therefore prices are unlikely to be best for ...

Being able to identify techniques is great, but always remember that your focus needs to be on the meaning behind them. Shakespeare did not simply decide to use a metaphor, for example. You'll pick up mar...