Explain Why Runners on a Clear, Windless, Summer Afternoon May

question 63

Essay

Explain why runners on a clear, windless, summer afternoon may experience air temperatures of over 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit)at their feet and only 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit)at their waist.

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Definitions:

Tay-Sachs Disease

A rare, inherited disorder that destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, marked by absence of a specific enzyme leading to progressive neurological deterioration.

Sequential Processing

A method of processing information in which the brain analyzes data in a linear, step-by-step manner.

Simultaneous Processing

The cognitive ability to process several components of information at once, integrating them into a comprehensive understanding.

Autism Spectrum Disorder

The best known of the pervasive developmental disorders. Autistic children exhibit a lack of social responsiveness or extreme autistic aloneness; very limited or unusual communication patterns; unusual patterns of behaviour such as a lack of eye contact; self-stimulation, including rocking, spinning, or flapping; self-injury, including head-banging or hand-biting; an obsessive interest in particular objects; and an obsessive need for sameness. From the Greek autos, “self.”