MMA Questions for the day

1. You are scuba diving and descend to a depth of 66 feet. You find a ship wreck during your dive and mark the spot with a balloon buoy - which you release to float to the surface. The volume of the buoy is around 65 cubic inches...at 66 feet of sea water. What is the volume of the buoy when it surfaces? What has happened to its size? And why?

2. Tropical cyclones, which are commonly called hurricanes, often times begin in the Caribbean. Name the scale used to classify its strength?

3. The majority of Panama's two-point-six-million people are of what descent?

4. Panama City is the capital of Panama. What year was it founded?

 

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