Sentences with phrase «microscopic particles like»

Aerosols, or microscopic particles like soot or black carbon in the air, occur naturally but have also been increasing due to human activities since the industrial revolution.

Beijing's air is full of pollutants like sulfur dioxide (SO2), ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and notably, particulate matter (microscopic particles like those in engine exhaust).

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There, floating debris — from microscopic particles of plastic to large pieces like ropes and fishing nets — is carried by currents and accumulates.

One is string theory, which describes the fundamental constituents of matter not as point - like particles but as microscopic vibrating strings.

The magnetite particles are thought to act like microscopic compass needles, relaying information to the nervous system by straining or twisting receptors in cells as they attempt to align with the Earth's magnetic field.

Microscopic particles move in a random, zig - zag like pattern (because they collide with other molecules).

Microscopic plastic particles like microfibers act like sponges in the ocean, soaking up other synthetic chemicals and organic pollutants.

The actual wavelengths / photons / particles of visible light are really tiny — all high energy signifies here is that the waves are closer together and smaller in height, they are so because travelling at the same speed as longer waves they have to be considerably smaller, and end up being microscopic like near infrared and visible is even smaller, thermal infrared can be the size of a finger nail.