Answer: Earth's rotation is slowing slightly with time,thus, a day was shorter in the past. This is due to the tidal effects the Moon has on Earth's rotation. Atomic clocks show that a modern-day is longer by about 1.7 milliseconds than a century ago.
An air mass that originates in the Pacific ocean, west of Brazil, is most likely WARM AND WET.
A. warm and wet
<u>Explanation:</u>
The pacific ocean has the tropical maritime air mass so it is warm and wet. they affect the United States originate over the Caribbean sea, Mexico, pacific and the western Brazil.
So the air masses in the pacific ocean, western Brazil are wet and warm.the air masses have the fairly uniform temperature and the moisture content in the horizontal direction.
Air masses are characterized by their temperature and the humidity properties. The air mass where the originate is based on the surface properties.
Answer:
Mechanical barriers — which include the skin , mucous membranes , and fluids such as tears and urine — physically block pathogens from entering the body. Chemical barriers — such as enzymes in sweat , saliva , and semen — kill pathogens on body surfaces.
