QUESTIONS OF THE DAY FOR 3 February 1998
Today's Question Number One: Math
Two Cadets join the ship in the Bahamas. The 600km flight takes 2 hours,
against a head wind. The return fight takes only 1 and 2/3 hours. How
fast did the plane travel in still air? What is the wind speed?
Today's Question Number Two: Science
Sunlight enters the earth's atmosphere and heats the earth. As the heat
rises, some escapes into space, and the remaining heat is trapped by gases
in the Troposphere. What is this process called?
Today's Question Number Three: Geography
The Bahamas are a chain of 700 islands located in the _____Ocean
between what two countries?
Today's Question Number Four: History
The Bahamas Islands become independent in 1973 from what country?