2007-10-26 15:05:18 · 4 answers · asked by crystal_girl56 2 in Environment ➔ Other - Environment
it is a time period for crops to mature and is also known as fall. mostly for the northern part of the world.
2007-10-26 15:13:46 · answer #1 · answered by Carly L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first electric cars (in the early 1900s) were found to be dangerous because pedestrians, particularly young kids just starting school, could hear no traditional AUTO sound. So R. James Wrolton came up with the idea of putting wooden slats on the front tire walls. It was initially called the 'auto hum' but shortened to AUTUMN, relating, of course, to ... well, you get it.
2007-10-26 22:29:58 · answer #2 · answered by te144 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending upon which part of the world you are in, Autumn is the season of decline.An internal process makes trees shed their leaves before dormancy Plants mature and harvests gather their fruits, grasses revert to a dormant state and nature prepares forwinter.
2007-10-26 22:28:02 · answer #3 · answered by googie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word 'autumn' is derived from the French word "automne", and became popular in usage for the season since the 16th century. The North American name for the season, 'fall', probably derived as a contraction of the phrase "fall of the leaves", and since became used interchangeably.
2007-10-30 21:28:02 · answer #4 · answered by geminigirl0527 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋