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It's necessary for navigation. Knowing exactly what time specific stars rise or set tells you your longitude.

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What rate of speed is necessary to break the sound barrier in mph?

762mph at sea level.


How do you make your own sea salt with regular salt?

Pure table salt obtained from rock salt or sea water are similar - sodium chloride, NaCl. It is not necessary to prepare a homemade sea salt (excepting the situations when other salt doesn't exist).


What tool would you use to see if the sea level is rising because the south and north ice caps are melting?

You would now use laser measurements from satellites, which are very accurate. Sea level measurements in the past were very difficult to judge accurately.


What was much lower at the time of ice age?

sea level


Sea zone that is above water half the time?

Intertidal

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Is Athens on the Aegean Sea or the Mediterranean Sea?

The Aegean sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea, so it is accurate to say both are true.


What eat crabs?

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What is the country between North Sea and Baltic sea?

Poland? A more accurate answer would be Denmark


What country is between North Sea and Baltic sea?

Poland? A more accurate answer would be Denmark


How do mother sea otters protect baby sea otters?

The mother protects the baby, by holding and keeping warm.


How did the Romans travel by sea?

They used the stars while at sea, the sun, maps but of course they weren't truly accurate.


Will sea salts kill a rat?

No. A high salt diet isn't good for rats over a long period of time but salt intake is necessary.


What are the ratings and certificates for Keeping Up Appearances - 1990 Sea Fever 4-8?

Keeping Up Appearances - 1990 Sea Fever 4-8 is rated/received certificates of: UK:PG (video rating) (1994) (2007)


How will you help the sea animals?

By keeping the seas clear of junk, and by stopping overfishing and whaling.


What are the satori crew in danger of?

The crew losing confidence in the sea keeping abilities of the boat


What is an argument to save a sea turtle?

When they are born, they feed many animals helping to sustain their population and keeping the web of life strong. Also sea turtles eat other animals keeping them from over populating, one such animal is the box jelly (the worlds most infamous jelly and the second most toxic), by keeping the sea turtles number up, keeps the jelly fish population down.


Can cats have sea salt?

Of course, salt is necessary for all mammalians.