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U.S. Brain Buster

When Jessica looks at the landscape down below, she can see crops growing in richly green and well-watered fields. And yet, there are few trees in the non-agricultural areas between the green fields...
00:46 Fri 22nd Feb 20083 answers, last by Clanad 01:43 Fri 29th Feb 2008
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Cold Conditions Brain Buster

Julie is flying in cloudy conditions and her instrumentation tells her that the clouds extend up too high for her to get above and down too low for her to safely get below. Since ice is building up on...
00:44 Fri 22nd Feb 20081 answer, last by Clanad 19:28 Fri 22nd Feb 2008
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Science- when and where?

Amelia plans a trip from San Francisco to Honolulu, a flight to be done at a low elevation where she can watch for sailboats and sea creatures. In order to get the most assistance from the wind?and...
02:34 Thu 21st Feb 20081 answer, last by Clanad 21:39 Thu 21st Feb 2008
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Latitude/Longitude question

It is the middle of winter when Amelia lands her lighter-than-air flying machine and leaves it at the airport for routine maintenance. It is a clear day and she takes a taxi into the city. Downtown,...
02:33 Thu 21st Feb 20081 answer, last by Clanad 23:40 Thu 21st Feb 2008
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Tough Science Question... Higher or Lower?

On her approach to Denver, Amelia can see a heavy cloak of smog shrouding the city. Rather than passing around the noxious atmosphere, she resolves to go over it. She is flying at an altitude of...
02:32 Thu 21st Feb 20082 answers, last by Clanad 23:31 Thu 21st Feb 2008
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Environmental Science brain buster

After passing over Nassau in the Bahamas, headed north, Amelia notes that it is noon, local time and that the shadow of her aircraft is preceding her across the waters at an angular distance of about...
02:26 Thu 21st Feb 20082 answers, last by MatydaLover 15:05 Fri 22nd Feb 2008

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