MMA Question of the Day: 01/23/99

MATH: If salt water exerts a pressureof approximately .445 pounds per square inch (psi) for every foot that you descend from the surface to the bottom, then what is the psi at the bottom of Bartlett Deep (25,216 ft deep).

SCIENCE: Cadets on Empire state estimate wind speed and record their estimates. What is the scale, named after a 19th century British Admiral, that they use to make their estimates?

GEOGRAPHY: Name the second largest island in the West Indies. This Island is divided into two countries. Name them.

HISTORY: The oldest university in the western Hemisphere is located here. Name the city and country.

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