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If an airplane cabin is a closed system,
could you run out of oxygen? |
David Chandler, Pilot, Skywest Airlines | |
| January 11, 2011 |
How do magnets attract metal? |
Alana Jensen, Environmental Educator, GSS ESER Program |
| January 18, 2011 |
What is the best pain medication you can
buy without a prescription? |
Alan Jensen, RPh, Sav-on Drug |
| January 25, 2011 |
Can you tell how much moisture a tree has received by looking
at the tree rings? |
Dr. Roger Blew, Ecologist, GSS ESER Program |
| February 1, 2011 |
Are wolverines weasels? Which state has
the most wolverines? |
Gregg Losinski, Regional Conservation Educator, Idaho Fish and Game |
| February 8, 2011 |
What elements are created from
uranium-235 fissioning? |
Marilyn Case, Health Physicist, GSS ESER Program |
| February 15, 2011 |
If the winter solstice is the shortest
day of the year, how come the coldest temperatures in Idaho
Falls are usually in January? |
Dr. Richard Eckman, Meteorologist, NOAA Air Resources Laboratory |
| February 22, 2011 |
How do LEDs work? |
Terry Freeman Instrumentation Specialist GSS Consultant |
| March 1, 2011 |
Do animals at the Tautphaus Park Zoo
hibernate during the winter or, because they have a constant
source of food, do they stay awake? |
Alyssa Rod, Curator of Education, Tautphaus Park Zoo |
| March 8, 2011 |
I found this track near Terreton. Could
it possibly be a wolf track? |
Gregg Losinski, Regional Conservation Educator, Idaho Fish and Game |
| March 15, 2011 |
Do snakes have taste buds? |
Alana Jensen, Environmental Educator, GSS ESER Program |
| March 22, 2011 |
Which earthquake intensity scale is used
to rate the Japanese earthquake at 8.9 magnitude? How do
these intensity scales work? How is a 8.9 earthquake
different than a 9.0 one? |
Doug Owen, Park Ranger, Craters of the Moon National Park |
| March 29, 2011 |
How do iodine tablets help protect one’s
body from the effects of radiation? |
Marilyn Case, Health Physicist, GSS ESER Program |
| April 5, 2011 |
I’ve been watching the coverage of the
Japanese nuclear reactors following the earthquake and
tsunami. Could the same thing happen in US reactors? Are our reactors the same type? |
Eric Olson, Nuclear Scientist, S. M. Stoller Corp. |
| April 12, 2011 |
Does the age of US reactors put us at
risk of radiation releases? |
Eric Olson, Nuclear Scientist, S. M. Stoller Corp. |
| April 19, 2011 |
Can badgers really turn around in their
skin? |
Alana Jensen, Environmental Educator, GSS ESER Program |
| April 26, 2011 |
How do airplanes fly? I know about the
Bernoulli Effect, but it seems there must be another force in play. |
David Chandler, Pilot, Skywest Airlines |
| May 3, 2011 |
What is it like to work on the Craters of
the Moon? |
Doug Owen, Park Ranger, Craters of the Moon National Park |
| May 10, 2011 |
Curbside recycling, Importance of Earth
Day, Future of the planet |
Idaho Falls Earth Day Essay Contest winners |
| May 17, 2011 |
Curbside recycling, Importance of Earth
Day, Future of the planet |
Earth Day Essay Contest winners |
| May 24, 2011 |
What forms lava tubes? |
Doug Owen, Park Ranger, Craters of the Moon National Park |
| May 31, 2011 |
Is there a rock that cannot be "destroyed" or melted by magma or hot lava? |
Doug Owen, Park Ranger, Craters of the Moon National Park |
Can the same lunar eclipse be total fromone place and partial from another place on Earth? |
Eric Laing, President, Idaho Falls Astronomical Society |
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If vegetable oil comes from vegetables and olive oil comes from olives, where does baby oil come from? |
Alana Jensen, Educator, GSS ESER Program |
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What is the difference between a weed and a "noxious" weed? |
Jeffrey Pettingill, Weed Control Superintendent, Bonneville County |
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Questions for a Chemical Engineer |
Joy Wilson, Chemical Engineer, Stoller Corp. |
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What is the difference between UVA and UVB rays? |
Mimi Morgan, Health Education, Idaho Public Health District |
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How can you protect your skin from damaging UV rays? |
Mimi Morgan, Health Education, Idaho Public Health District |
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Questions for an Aerospace Engineer |
Jed Campbell, Aerospace/Mechanical Engineer, INL |
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Questions for an Agricultural Engineer |
Joe Cowman, Agricultural Engineer, Idaho Dept. of Water Resources |
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How do snakes eat their prey? |
Alana Jensen, Educator, GSS ESER Program |
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Questions for a scientist |
Amy Forman, Plant Ecologist, GSS ESER Program |
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Is there a way to keep birds from flying into my windows? |
Deniz Aygen, Editor, Idaho Fish and Game |
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Questions for a scientist |
Doug Halford, Wildlife Biologist, GSS ESER Program |
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How can you tell the difference between a fox, a coyote, and a wolf? |
Alana Jensen, Educator, GSS ESER Program |
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Why was the earthquake in Virginia felt over such a large area in the east? It doesn't seem that our Western US earthquakes hae such a vast effect. |
Doug Owen, Geologist, Craters of the Moon |
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In a spaceship, what is the fastest it can travel? How much does a man weighing 180 lbs. weigh at that speed and how much does time slow down? |
Jed Campbell, Professional Engineer, INL |
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Questions for a Physicist |
Martin Hackworth, Physics Professor, ISU |
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How fast does water travel through the Snake River Aquifer? |
Flint Hall, Hydrogeologist, Idaho DEQ |
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What do sage-grouse do in the winter? Do they migrate? |
Quinn Shurtliff, Scientist, Wildlife Conservation Society |
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How was the Earth formed? |
Dr. Brian Tonks, Astronomy Professor, BYU-Idaho |
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How was the Earth formed? |
Dr. Brian Tonks, Astronomy Professor, BYU-Idaho |
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Do ticks have any effect on deer, moose, and elk when they attach to their bodies? |
Dr. Jericho Whiting, Wildlife biologist, GSS ESER Program |
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Where are insect's antennae located? Do caterpillars have antennae? |
Alana Jensen, Educator, GSS ESER Program |
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During hunting season, we wear bright orange as protection against other hunters. Can deer see the orange or are they colorblind? |
Doug Halford, Wildlife Biologist, GSS ESER Program |
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During hunting season, we wear bright orange as protection against other hunters. Can deer see the orange or are they colorblind? |
Doug Halford, Wildlife Biologist, GSS ESER Program |
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Have you ever heard of a black wolf? |
Gregg Losinski, Educator, Idaho Fish and Game |
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When you add universal indicator to a liquid you get red, orange and yellow for acid, green for neutral, and blue and purple for an alkali. When you put these colors side by side you have the colors of a rainbow. Why? |
Jared Horkley, Chemist, INL |
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How does a cat have night vision? |
Doug Halford, Wildlife Biologist, GSS ESER Program |
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I read that salmon follow scent trails to return to their home stream. Do fish have noses? |
Gregg Losinski, Educator, Idaho Fish and Game |
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Is this an El Nino year or a La Nina year? What effect do these weather patterns have on southeastern Idaho? |
Jason Rich, Meteorologist, NOAA |
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I heard recently that central Idaho/southwestern Montana is the site of one of Earth's largest impact craters. Are there any visible signs of that impact today? |
Dr. Paul Link, Geosciences Professor, ISU |
