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                        October 22, 2000
 
 

Watch those leaves Fall!
    by John Guthrie
 
 

       Can you picture a windy fall day?  You can see leaves of all kinds of different
                                           colors some still green, too.
        You might notice some leaves blowing around with the wind, many of these
      brownish leaves, which of course must land somewhere, Hence the word Fall,
      as the season, as the leaves Fall.  After Winter, leaves Spring up in the Spring,
          to bring us green color to our lives throughout and into the summer.  After
              Summer, though, the time comes for these leaves to Fall in the Fall.
       Though you may enjoy watching these leaves fall, but if you have a lawn, you
       may see the results of these leaves falling, even if you don't have a tree. Now
      these accumulated leaves on your lawn, although when they would decompose
        could provide nourishment for your soil, but if you have grass, the downside
      would be that these leaves may end up blocking the sunlight to your grass, thus
                                      having a deadly result for the grass.
      But once these leaves have fallen,  bare trees are left behind,  probably soon to
                                                be covered with snow.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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       See if you can master these Challenging Trivia Questions....................

                      1.Human society depends on energy.  A)True  B)False

2.The simplest hydrocarbon, which natural gas is composed of:  A)Oil
                    B)carbon  C)Methane  D)Magnesium  E)None of the above

3.In the 18th century, what began to replace wood as the dominant fuel in
                 the Western World?  A)Coal  B)oil  C)Natural gas  D)Propane

     4.Which of these do not belong?  A)subbituminous  B)Antracite
                                     C)Lignite  D)Ligmous  E)Bituminous

5.Acid Deposition is NOT a type of air pollution in which acid falls from
               the atmosphere in the form of acid precipitation.  A)True  B)False
                                 c)True and False  D)Neither true nor false

  6.Where natural gas is used to produce both electricity and steam:
                        A)Bessemer Process  B)Cogeneration  C)Insineration

7.Continual shelves are relatively flat underwater areas that surround
             continents.  A)true  B)false  C)true and False  D)neither true nor false
                                                 E)What's for dinner?

8.1 gallon of gasoline burned in a car can create  ______________ of
           CO2 in the atmosphere.  A)1lb  B)2lb  C)5lb  D)10lb  E)20lb  F)I'd like
                                             extra cheese on my pizza

9.These include tar sands, oil shales, gas hydrates, liquefied coal, and coal
                gas:  A)Synthetic Fuels  B)Synfuels  C)Coal liquefication  D)A+B
                         E)B+C  F)Where are the potato chips for that pizza?

10.These questions came from how many chapter(s) out of my book?  A)1
            B)2  C)3  D)4  E)5  F)6  G)7  H)8  I)everything covered so far  J)That
           pizza had better get here before I run out of potato chips and am too full
                                                           to eat it
 
 
 
 

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            How Safe Are Your Tires?
                by <unknown>
            Submitted by Loretta Gardner
 
 
 

      It's not just SUV drivers with Firestone or Continental Tires who should worry
         about what's on their wheels.  All drivers need to be saavy.  Here's how to
       show your smarts when you're in the tire store:  Check the last three digits on
          the sidewall serial number.  They tell you its date of manufacture, which is
       calculated by week and year.  For example, 157 means the tire was made in
        the 15th week of 1997.  (Tire-makers are expected to change to four digits
       soon to handle the 2000 conversion.)  A tire's age tells if you're getting a new
                               product or one that has sat around for years.
       Keeping tires healthy will make your ride safer.  Check pressure monthly and
     have tires rotated every 6000 to 8000 miles.  To check for wear, stick a penny
      in the groove of the tread;  if you can see most or all of Lincoln's head, it's time
        to replace the tire.  If you have questions, ask a certified tire-service person.
 
 

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