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jenna1

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on: Jul 28, 2018
Picnickers see a lightning flash of an approaching thunderstorm and hear the thunder 8.0 s later.
 a. Approximately how far away, in miles, is the storm?
  b. If the storm is moving at a speed of 10 mi/h and the picnickers take 20 minutes to finish eating and pack, will they get wet?

Question 2

The second most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere is
 a. oxygen.
  b. argon.
  c. nitrogen.
  d. carbon dioxide.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a. 1.6 mi
b. Yes

Answer to Question 2

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jenna1

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Reply 2 on: Jul 28, 2018
:D TYSM

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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