Ava lives in Miami, and after a hurricane passed over the city, heavy rains developed and Miami flooded. Why are floods so destructive?

a. they cause water to remain for a long time because the ground is saturated and it doesn’t run off quickly.

b. flood waters remain for a short time and can happen with very little warning.

c. floods often drain surrounding areas and can bring more flooding.

d. flooding often occurs at night and the flood waters can’t be seen.

Define the meaning of the unalienable rights of life liberty and persuit of happiness

Abatter hits the baseball a with an initial velocity of v0 = 110 ft/sec directly toward fielder b at an angle of 23° to the horizontal; the initial position of the ball is 2.2 ft above ground level. fielder b requires 0.44 sec to judge where the ball should be caught and begins moving to that position with constant speed. because of great experience, fielder b chooses his running speed so that he arrives at the “catch position” simultaneously with the baseball. the catch position is the field location at which the ball altitude is 8.4 ft. determine the velocity of the ball relative to the fielder at the instant the catch is made.

Choose the most likely outcome of this scenario: jen decided to go bike riding without a helmet. while no one is around during her ride, she is thrown from her bike when her wheel goes into a pothole. she is not injured, but she is terrified to get back on her bike. what happens next? a. her physical health is affected even though she wasn't hurt. b. her mental and emotional health are affected because she is afraid to get back on her bike. c. her social health is affected because she is worried her friends saw the fall. d. her overall health is not affected at all by her fall.