MMA Question of the Day: 02/07/99

MATH: Two cadets are talking about positive and negative numbers. Cathy said that the height of Mount Everest in Tibet is 29,028 feet above sea level. Cheryl said that the Marianas Trench in the western Pacific is 6439 fathoms deep. How many nautical miles is it from the top of Mt. Everest to the bottom of the Marianas Trench? ( Hint: fathom = 6 feet. Nautical Mile = 6080 feet.)

SCIENCE: There are six basic forms of energy. Name them.

GEOGRAPHY: The Virgin Islands National Park is home to six native mammals? What are they?

HISTORY: When did the Puerto Rican people first become citizens of the United States?

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