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根据以下内容 回答下列各题。1.Whydoairplanestakelongertoflywestthane
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根据以下内容,回答下列各题。1.Whydoairplanestakelongertoflywestthaneast?Itcantakefivehourstogowest-eastfromNewYork(NY)toLondonbutsevenhourstotraveleast-westfromLondontoNY.Thereasonforthedifferenceisanatmosphericphenomenonknownasthejet(喷射)stream.ThejetstreamisaveryhighaltitudewindwhichalwaysblowsfromthewesttotheeastacrosstheAtlantic.Theplanesmovingataconstantairspeedthusgofasterinthewest-eastdirectionwhentheyaremovingwiththewindthanintheoppositedirection.2.WhatwouldhappenifthegravityonEarthwassuddenlyturnedoff?Supposingwecouldmagicallyturnoffgravity.Wouldbuildingsandotherstructures(建筑物)floataway?WhathappenedwoulddependonhowstronglythethingswereattachedtotheEarth.TheEarthismovingatquiteaspeed,movingatoverathousandmilesperhours.Ifyouturnsomethingaroundyourheadonastring(细绳),itgoesaroundinacircleuntilyouletgoofthestring.Thenitfliesoffinastraightline.Switchingoffgravitywouldbelikelettinggoofthestring.ThingsnotattachedtotheEarthwouldflyoffinastraightline.Peopleinbuildingswouldsuddenlyshootup-wardsatagreatspeeduntiltheyhittheceiling.Mostthingsoutsidewouldflyoffintospace.Whatinformationcanwegetfromthefirstpassage?A.Itisthejetstreamthataffectshowfastairplanesfly
B.Planesgoslowerwhentheyaremovingwiththewind
C.IttakesmoretimetoflyfromNYtoLondonthanfromLondontoNY
D.ThejetstreamalwaysblowsfromtheeasttothewestacrosstheAtlantic
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