Japan contains over 4000 islands, what word describes a large chain of islands like japan

What is an example of a line segment

St. louis, missouri, and san francisco, california, both lie around 33° north latitude. st. louis is inland, while san francisco is on the coast of the pacific ocean. which statement about these north american cities would be true? san francisco will be warmer than st. louis in the winter. san francisco and st. louis will be about the same temperature year round. san francisco will be warmer than st. louis in the summer. san francisco will be warmer than st. louis year round.

When the land and the see warm up at different rates during the day, what is generally the result? -a snow -b rain -c a breeze -d warm temperature