By Which of the Following Methods Have Scientists Tried to Modify

question 33

Multiple Choice

By which of the following methods have scientists tried to modify hurricanes?

• A)seeding the hurricanes with silver iodide
• B)igniting huge smoke bombs in the eye of the storm
• C)putting an oil slick over the ocean water and igniting it
• D)seeding the hurricanes with hair-thin pieces of aluminum called chaff

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Definitions:

Relevance

The degree to which something is related or useful to the matter at hand.

Polls

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Representative Sample

A sample that is similar to the larger population from which it was drawn.

Modus Ponens

A hypothetical syllogism in which the antecedent premise is affirmed by the consequent premise.