Archive for the ‘What is the Difference’ Category

What is the Difference Between Speed and Velocity?

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Speed is a scalar quantity; that is, it can be described by a number only; for example 10 kilometers per hour. Velocity is described as a numerical value plus a direction. It is a vector quantitiy; meaning that it measures a total displacment of an object or person. If you ...

What is the Difference Between That and Which?

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Wow; in researching the answer to this question, I came across a lot of grammarese that read like gobblely gook. I will try to break it down in a manner that we can all understand. The use of "that" in a sentence is essential to the comprehension of the sentence, ...

What is the Difference Between Socialism and Communism?

Monday, July 7th, 2008

The main difference between the ideologies is that Socialism allows for some free market economy and that each person is allotted resources according to how hard they work, and Communism seeks communal ownership of everything and that each person is allotted resources according to their need. Socialism is grounded in ...

What is the Difference Between Race and Ethnicity?

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Without taking an sociological or anthropological considerations into account, I have tried to give an unbiased attempt of a clear difference between these two terms. Generally speaking, race refers to only your genetic history and identifiable physical characteristics that are separate and distinct from other races. For example, in China's ...

What is the Difference Between Rap and Hip Hop?

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

This is a complex and much discussed question to which there are many varying opinions. The generally accepted difference between Rap and Hip Hop is that Rap evolved from Hip Hop. Hip Hop began in the 1960's and 1970's in New York when pioneer artist D.J. Kool Herc isolated the ...

What is the Difference Between Qualitative and Quantitative?

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Qualitative research is a method for gathering data that employs the use of surveys and focus groups with the goal of understanding the attitudes and behaviour of the target group. It is looking for people to give their subjective account of an experience or idea. The researcher spends more time ...

What is the Difference Between DUI and DWI?

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Both terms refer to driving or operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The term DWI stands for Driving While Impaired and the term DUI stands for Driving Under the Influence. In the United States, the country wide legal limit for blood alcohol is .08; ...

What is the Difference Between Pokemon Diamond and Pearl?

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The difference between Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl are the creatures and control over Dialga (diamond) or Palkai (pearl). You cannot collect the same characters in Pokemon Diamond as in Pokemon Pearl, so for those who are completists out there, you will want both. The game is virtually identical in ...

What is the Difference Between Organic and Inorganic?

Monday, June 30th, 2008

When talking about Chemistry, organic refers primarily to the study of carbon and hydrogen with some phosphorus, silicon and sulfur, chlorine, flourine, bromine and iodine. Organic chemistry is somewhat misnamed because the term organic was meant to imply all things associated with living matter, but there are many "inorganic" compounds ...

What is the Difference Between North and South?

Monday, June 30th, 2008

This article took me to places that I hadn't considered. When I first broached the question, I had in my mind the North and South Poles, but when I sought to answer the difference between North and South, the U.S. Civil War wacked me over the head, making me feel ...