Why is the 9 o'clock watershed called a watershed? It's not a shed and it isn't wet!?
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not sure .\nI do know that It is known in the US as "Safe Harbour"\n to my way of thinking, the watershed is just a measurement  or a bridge that divides two distinct areas. \n\nthe dictionary says:\n [edit] Etymology\nwater + shed, calque of German Wasserscheide, from German Wasser, water, from Proto-Germanic *watar, from Proto-Indo-European *wodor/*wedor/*uder-, from Proto-Indo-European root **wed-, + German Scheide divide, from Proto-Germanic *skaithanan, from *skaith divide, split, from Proto-Indo-European base *skei-, to cut, to split\n[edit] Noun\nWikipedia has an article on: \nWatershedSingular\nwatershed\n  Plural\nwatersheds\n \n\nwatershed (plural watersheds)\n\n1.A region of land within which water flows down into a specified body, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean; a drainage basin or catchment basin. \n2.The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins. \n3.(UK) The time after which material of more adult nature (violence, swear words, sex) may be broadcast on television or radio. \n4.A critical point marking a change in course or development
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Find a question that relates to the local area you live in, something you may have noticed, or has controversy.  A saying I like is "One measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions", which is the essence of science.  So find something to measure.  When I was in school (a long time ago) people I knew wondered about whether the local creek was clean enough.  Kids played in the creek and some people fished in it, but I thought it shouldn't foam and have a not quite clear look.  So, I got some sterile petri dishes from the biology lab, got some q-tips, and talked the local hospital pathologist into helping me.  If you need help, ask, you might be surprised, it turned out he was curious too.  Anyway, I learned a bit about how to identify bacteria and yes, the creek was polluted-bad!  I made the front page of the local paper.  I'm not saying do this, but think of a local problem and measure it.  Hope this helps.
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I think it has to do with when lightening hits the surface of the water it dis purses, and weakens!!  The lightening stays on the surface!!  Have a Great Day!  MB
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A rolling stone gathers no moss - should be 'bryophitic', I think.\n\n"Nomadic fragments of igneous and metamorphic strata, having non-zero quantities of angular momentum, accumulate no forms of bryophitic plant life"
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It is called a rain forest because at the end of the day you will find that it will always rain. The sun heats the earth and warms the air above it. As it rises it cools and forms clouds. By the time this has happened it is the end of the day and it starts to pour down. The sun only heats the earth to a temperature high enough near the equator because that part is nearest the sun. You won't find this happening anywhere else except the equator and so you don't find tropical rainforests anywhere esle.
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the water, earth and moon are always moving......why is some water clear and some murky?  there are so many factors, bacteria in water don't live in warm water, so in tropical places the water is clear, on the other hand, places like east or west coast usa are colder so the water has a higher degree of pollution or looks more "murky"
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The seawater simply reflects the light ..at dawn iit is orangish as the sky is orangish at noon light blue and in the night it is deep blue \nthe reason why the sky turns orange in the morning and evening is explained by raielings law of scattering
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There is a speed at which a falling object can't fall any faster, because the wind resistance holds it back.  It's called "terminal velocity".  It's different for a rock and a wad of paper the same size.  The terminal velocity for a raindrop is pretty low.
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my first question-when i was just starting out was: \n\n"in what relation is a stagnent pond in the backyard have to do with the smell of poop?"..thats small potatoes compared to today's questions..more abuse and more users leaving..only to return!
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...check your spelling. It won't be "raingin'.\nThere may be frogs, however..
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if I'm not mistaken,i saw on television some time back that it would be called gliding because a snail is considered to not actually touch the ground.this is because it actually deposits a thin layer of "slime"on which it "glides" (however slowly that may be) along the ground.hope this helps.
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there is only one type of waterbed and it is waterbed...lol
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From the National Weather Service:\n\nWhen we talk about rainfall, we usually refer to it as being either showers or rain. If we are forecasting showers, we expect the rain to fall on an intermittent basis and from cumulus-type clouds. The showers may vary greatly in intensity over just a few minutes or a few miles. For example, lets say that the forecast for today is calling for a chance of showers. That means that if the rain does develop, it will be on and off, rather scattered, may vary in intensity over just a couple of minutes, and fall from cumulus-type clouds.\n\nIf the forecast for today called for rain, it means we expect the rain to fall rather steadily and from a flat, stratus-type of cloud, and won't change much in intensity from hour to hour. It also means that the rain will fall over a fairly large area, not like showers, which usually fall over smaller areas.
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"Close out" or "Walled" because its just not that much fun getting shacked on every wave.\n\nWhen its blown out or choppy because the waves aren't very good when they're bumpy.\n\nDon't go out for a day or two after it rains to avoid all the bacteria in the water.\n\nFlat conditions, because I actually like to surf when I paddle out.
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sharting.. LMMFAO!!!  and no one gets it. \n\nwhat i dont understand is why its in the preschool category instead of homework help!
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Because it's STILL being taught! How can you stop a creek from turning into a river, you have to slowly close off the source. Until then, it is something we have to overlook, practice against, and stick to our mission of being 1, not 2 or two.
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There is a finite amount of energy in the ecosystem, regulated by the amount of sunlight plants can convert to usable forms of energy.  As you go up the food chain, a bit of this energy is lost at each level, meaning that at or above a certain trophic level, the energy input is insufficient to support an organism.  It's pouring water from bucket to bucket... You're going to spill some each time, and eventually, none will be left to pass on.