1.Pilots can fly their planes in the direction of this type of wind to save time and fuel.
TAILWIND
2.Name 3 basic types of clouds.
CUMULUS, STRATUS, CIRRUS, NIMBUS
3.The volcanoes of Hawaii are nowhere near a tectonic plate boundary.What causes them?
The main Hawaiian Islands are the tops of giant undersea shield volcanoes that formed at the Hawaiian hotspot, which is presently under the Big Island of Hawaii. Shield volcanoes are gently sloping mountains produced from a large number of generally very fluid lava flows.
4. Name 2 effects on human health as a result of pollution.
heart attacks, lung cancer, increased free radicals in the blood which has lots of implications because the body loses the ability to heal itself.
5. What can we sometimes see after it rains, which proves there is water in the air?
a rainbow (the colors are the prizmatic effect of light through the water)
5.Name the 3 main parts to the water cycle.
evaporation, condensation, precipitation
6. What is the most common form of precipitation?
rain
7.What are 3 types of tectonic plate boundaries?
convergent, transform, divergent plate boundries
8. What part of the continental United States has the highest earthquake hazard level?
West Coast
9.Name the 3 ways water can exist in the air?
liquid (rain), gas (water vapor, fog), solid (snow, hail)
2007-01-24 15:48:08
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answer #1
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answered by The Answer Man 5
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1. With the wind (not against)
2. Cumulunimbus, Stratus and cirrocumulus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clouds)
3. I don't know
4. Birth defects, respiratory problems.
5. Rainbows.
5. Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation.
6. Rain ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precipitation_%28meteorology%29#Types_of_precipitation)
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8. California
9. Vapor, Liquid, Gas.
2007-01-24 23:30:41
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answer #2
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answered by Simply Put 5
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1. Headwind
2. Cumulus, Cirrus, Stratus
3. mantle plume or a hotspot. which is an upwelling of abnormally hot rock within the earths mantle.
4. allergies, respiratory problems, eye irritations
5. condensation, evaporation, precipitation
6. rain
7. transform, divergent, convergent
8. west coast
9. cloud, fog, ... not sure about the third one ... rain or any kind of precipitation
2007-01-24 23:40:53
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answer #3
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answered by toshoa76 2
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#1: I believe it's called tail wind #2:cummulus, cirrus, straus #3 don't really know... vent in the ocean crust??? #4 lung disease and...??? #5 rainbow #6 rain or humidity..??? #7 ...?? #8 either California or Yellowstone National Park region #9 vapor, humidity, I think, and...??? (???)-DK
2007-01-24 23:37:28
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answer #4
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answered by kurt r 1
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2. Cumulus,Stratus,Cirrus,Cumulonimbus
5. evaporation,condensation, precipitation
7. Divergent,Transform, and Convergent bounadry
2007-01-24 23:27:18
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answer #5
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answered by Innocent 3
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1. jet stream or tail wind it might be called
3. holes in the floor?
4. cancers, lung diseases (respiratory problems)
5. rainbows
6. avalanche
8. west coast
9. gas (fog), solid (snow), liquid (Rain)
2007-01-25 04:25:41
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answered by jan b 3
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