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What is the proposed reason for dogs and cats exhibiting unusual behavior before natural disasters?
What is the proposed reason for dogs and cats exhibiting unusual behavior before natural disasters?
- Their sensitivity to vibrations on the Earth's surface
- Their heightened senses, particularly their sense of smell (correct)
- Their ability to sense the Earth's tilting
- Their ability to detect changes in air pressure
What is the observed behavior of sharks before hurricanes?
What is the observed behavior of sharks before hurricanes?
- They move to shallower waters
- They move to deeper waters (correct)
- They become more aggressive
- They change their feeding patterns
Why do scientists think rodents might be able to predict natural disasters?
Why do scientists think rodents might be able to predict natural disasters?
- They are sensitive to changes in air pressure
- They are sensitive to subtle changes in the Earth's tilting (correct)
- They have a heightened sense of smell
- They are sensitive to vibrations on the Earth's surface
What is the proposed reason for elephants' behavior before tsunamis?
What is the proposed reason for elephants' behavior before tsunamis?
What is the main argument against the reliability of animal behaviors as predictors of natural disasters?
What is the main argument against the reliability of animal behaviors as predictors of natural disasters?
What is the proposed reason for why animals might be able to detect natural disasters before humans?
What is the proposed reason for why animals might be able to detect natural disasters before humans?
What is the similarity between animal behaviors and human reactions to natural disasters?
What is the similarity between animal behaviors and human reactions to natural disasters?
What is an example of how bias can occur in reporting animal behaviors?
What is an example of how bias can occur in reporting animal behaviors?
What is the concept known as wave-particle duality associated with?
What is the concept known as wave-particle duality associated with?
What is the value of Planck's constant?
What is the value of Planck's constant?
What is the relationship between the energy of a photon and its frequency?
What is the relationship between the energy of a photon and its frequency?
What is the relationship between the energy of a photon and its wavelength?
What is the relationship between the energy of a photon and its wavelength?
What type of radiation do photons exhibit?
What type of radiation do photons exhibit?
What is the approximate speed of light?
What is the approximate speed of light?
What is a historical account of animal behavior related to natural disasters?
What is a historical account of animal behavior related to natural disasters?
What is the year of the earliest recorded instance of animal behavior related to natural disasters?
What is the year of the earliest recorded instance of animal behavior related to natural disasters?
Which of the following behaviors is NOT observed in animals before natural disasters?
Which of the following behaviors is NOT observed in animals before natural disasters?
What is a common criticism of using animal behaviors as predictors of natural disasters?
What is a common criticism of using animal behaviors as predictors of natural disasters?
Which of the following is thought to be the reason why animals can detect natural disasters before humans?
Which of the following is thought to be the reason why animals can detect natural disasters before humans?
Which of the following animals is NOT mentioned in the text as exhibiting unusual behavior before natural disasters?
Which of the following animals is NOT mentioned in the text as exhibiting unusual behavior before natural disasters?
What is the proposed explanation for why elephants move to higher ground before tsunamis?
What is the proposed explanation for why elephants move to higher ground before tsunamis?
Which of the following is an example of an animal behavior that is NOT unique to natural disasters?
Which of the following is an example of an animal behavior that is NOT unique to natural disasters?
What is the similarity between animal behaviors and human reactions to natural disasters?
What is the similarity between animal behaviors and human reactions to natural disasters?
What is thought to be the reason why rodents flee their burrows before earthquakes?
What is thought to be the reason why rodents flee their burrows before earthquakes?
What is the significance of Planck's constant in quantum mechanics?
What is the significance of Planck's constant in quantum mechanics?
What is the relationship between the energy of a photon and its frequency?
What is the relationship between the energy of a photon and its frequency?
What is the reason behind the observed animal behavior before natural disasters?
What is the reason behind the observed animal behavior before natural disasters?
What is the concept exhibited by photons?
What is the concept exhibited by photons?
What can be calculated using the formula E = hf?
What can be calculated using the formula E = hf?
What is the unit of Planck's constant?
What is the unit of Planck's constant?
What is the significance of the historical account of animal behavior in 373 B.C.?
What is the significance of the historical account of animal behavior in 373 B.C.?
What is the relationship between the energy of a photon and its wavelength?
What is the relationship between the energy of a photon and its wavelength?
What is the fundamental aspect of wave-particle duality exhibited by photons?
What is the fundamental aspect of wave-particle duality exhibited by photons?
Why is the energy of a photon directly related to its frequency?
Why is the energy of a photon directly related to its frequency?
What is the significance of the historical account of animal behavior in 373 B.C.?
What is the significance of the historical account of animal behavior in 373 B.C.?
What is the relationship between the energy of a photon and its wavelength?
What is the relationship between the energy of a photon and its wavelength?
What is the unit of measurement for the energy of a photon?
What is the unit of measurement for the energy of a photon?
What is the significance of Planck's constant in quantum mechanics?
What is the significance of Planck's constant in quantum mechanics?
What can be calculated using the formula E = hc/λ?
What can be calculated using the formula E = hc/λ?
What is the approximate value of Planck's constant?
What is the approximate value of Planck's constant?
What is the primary advantage of animals detecting natural disasters before humans?
What is the primary advantage of animals detecting natural disasters before humans?
Why do some researchers argue that animal behaviors are not reliable predictors of natural disasters?
Why do some researchers argue that animal behaviors are not reliable predictors of natural disasters?
What do researchers suggest is the reason behind rodents' ability to flee their burrows before earthquakes?
What do researchers suggest is the reason behind rodents' ability to flee their burrows before earthquakes?
What is the similarity between animal behaviors and human reactions to natural disasters?
What is the similarity between animal behaviors and human reactions to natural disasters?
What do scientists propose is the reason behind sharks' movement to deeper waters before hurricanes?
What do scientists propose is the reason behind sharks' movement to deeper waters before hurricanes?
Why do researchers think that animals might be able to detect natural disasters before humans?
Why do researchers think that animals might be able to detect natural disasters before humans?
What do reports of animal behaviors before natural disasters often lack?
What do reports of animal behaviors before natural disasters often lack?
What is a potential limitation of using animal behaviors as predictors of natural disasters?
What is a potential limitation of using animal behaviors as predictors of natural disasters?
What do many researchers believe animals detect that allows them to react to natural disasters earlier than humans?
What do many researchers believe animals detect that allows them to react to natural disasters earlier than humans?
Why do some researchers argue that animal behaviors are not reliable predictors of natural disasters?
Why do some researchers argue that animal behaviors are not reliable predictors of natural disasters?
What is thought to be the reason why animals can detect natural disasters before humans?
What is thought to be the reason why animals can detect natural disasters before humans?
What is a common limitation of using animal behaviors as predictors of natural disasters?
What is a common limitation of using animal behaviors as predictors of natural disasters?
What do scientists believe is the basic instinct behind animal behaviors before natural disasters?
What do scientists believe is the basic instinct behind animal behaviors before natural disasters?
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