Teaching notes. mass x specific thermal capacity x temperature / time = current (amps) x p.d. The ratio temperature rise / time can be obtained from the slope of a graph of temperature plotted against time. 2 The aluminium blocks can be lagged by enclosing them in foamed polystyrene.
An abyssal plain is an underwater plain on the deep ocean floor, usually found at depths between 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) and 6,000 metres (20,000 ft). Lying generally between the foot of a continental rise and a mid-ocean ridge, abyssal plains cover more than 50% of the Earthâs surface. They are among the flattest, smoothest and least explored regions on Earth.
abyss The noun abyss refers to a deep void or chasm â either literal or figurative. Making a momentous life decision with great uncertainty, like enrolling in clown college, might feel like jumping into the abyss. Traditionally, the abyss referred to the bottomless pit of Hell. Now it might refer to either a literal chasm or a figurative one: Thirty years ago, we peered into this abyss and pulled back just in time.. The word is sometimes used to describe a wide difference between cultures or nations.