An atmospheric discharge of static electricity is called lightning.
The story goes that Benjamin Franklin invented
lightning rods to
protect buildings from lightning.
Answer: The Precambrian Era comprises all of geologic time prior to 600 million years ago.
Explanation: The Precambrian was originally defined as the era that existed before the emergence of life in the Cambrian Period. It is known that life on Earth began by the early Archean and that fossilized organisms became more and more abundant throughout Precambrian time.
Answer:
<u>1. c. Peruvian coast, 2. c. Asia, 3. c. Paris, 4. Andes</u>
Explanation:
- Peru is located on the western coast of South America and faces the pacific ocean and located in the southern hemisphere it shares the longest border with brazil. Having a total area of 1,285,215.6 km square.
- Due to the latitude, mountain ranges and topography variations and the two oceanic currents like the Humboldt and El Niño which bring a diverse tropical climate of wt and dry spells to this region thus experiences a drought type conditions of the coasts of Peru.
- Places on earth most likely to encounter the trade winds are in Asia as these winds are moving in an east to west direction following the earth equatorial region, i.e 30 degrees North and South.
- To get the shortest flight from Los Angles to Moscow the plane would have to land in Paris as to refuel and thus making it the shortest flight by less than half-hour.
- Andes mountain runs parallel through the south American north to south borders.
Tillage is a threat to the soil because it ruins the protective topsoil. hope it helps :)