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1. The internet is a useful tool when researching problems with coding or with the computer. It is good to get into the habit of searching for answers to coding/programming/computer issues. To that end, tell me how to set the position of a background image on my web page using css and give me a couple of different sites that explain it.
Answer: By using a specific command through CSS, along the lines of something like this:
body {
background-image: url('w3css.gif');
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-attachment: fixed;
background-position: center;
}
By altering the background commands, you can choose where to fit your background image. The first source gives the line of code listed above, and the second source gives you interactive examples.
1. URL: W3Schools.com,
2. URL: Mozilla Developer.org
3. URL: Webucator.com
Search Site Used to Locate Answer: Google.com
Criteria used for search: "How to set the position of a background image on my web page using css"
Rationale as to whether this is a reasonable answer: This is a reasonable answer as all of the sources that I have used have incredibly similar answers, the only real difference is that some of the sources provide much more detailed descriptions than others. Each source contains the same ideal of the base code describing how to set the background-position of an image, thus making these sources all credible.
2. What was the average wheat yield per acre (in bushels) in the 1800's? What is it now? (you may need to find two separate websites to answer this one).
Answer: Around the late 1800's, the wheat yield per acre was about 13.3 Bushels. According to another of my sources, as of 2020, the Yield per harvested acre is averaged around 49.7.
URL: People.vcu.edu
URL: Statista.com
Search Site Used to Locate Answer: Google.com
Criteria used for search: "average yield of wheat per acre", "average yield of wheat today", and "What was the average wheat yield per acre (in bushels) in the 1800's?"
Rationale as to whether this is a reasonable answer: Concering the rationale, both sources seem to transition their statements into one another. The first source details information about the bushels of yields of wheat per acre from the late 1800's to 1999, and then my second source picks up where the first left off, capitalizing from the year 2000, all the way to 2020. Interestingly enough, if you look at the last recorded measurement of bushels on source #1, you will see that in 1999 it was recorded at 42.7, and in the next source, the amount recorded for the year 2000 was 42 flat, hinting that there was barely any change between the years, as that was the case among all of the other recorded measurements, thus confirming that everything links together, showing that these sources are credible.
3. American Colonists used a paint made out of a common beverage to paint their homes; what common beverage was a primary ingredient in this paint?
Answer: According to a very slim amount of sources, the closest I could find to anything relating to a common beverage ingredient used to make paint back then was Ethanol, or drinking alcohol. This one was a bit difficult to find an answer to, but this was the best option I had found that matched the criteria given.
Search Site Used to Locate Answer: Google.com, Yahoo.com, and DuckDuckGo!
Criteria used for search: "what beverages ingredient was used in paint?"
Rationale as to whether this is a reasonable answer: This one is a bit tricky, as there were not very many sources regarding this topic that I could find across all 3 of my different search engines, but one search that I had found that really was relevant to this question was the source listed above, which references Ethanol, or drinking alcohol, which was a common beverage back in the day for people to have.
4. What popular amusement park ride made its debut at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago?
**For anyone interested in history, the book "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson is a fascinating, detailed account of the creation of the Chicago Worlds Fair and the serial killer who used the confusion of the fair to operate.**
Answer: The Ferris Wheel at the Chicago's World Fair
URL: Chicagohistory.com
Search Site Used to Locate Answer: Google.com
Criteria used for search: "What popular amusement park ride made its debut at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago?"
Rationale as to whether this is a reasonable answer: As soon as I searched this question, this site listed above and the word Ferris Wheel printed in large text came up, and checking out other different links, they all say the same exact thing, so this is certainly correct.
5. A new creature was found in the depths of the South Pacific that has blond hair. What kind of creature was it, how deep was it found, and what did they name it?
Answer: A crustacean/lobster with silky blonde fur on its body. Divers say they found it hiding out around 7,540 feet below in the South Pacific. The creature is alternatively named for lack their of "Kiwa Hirsuta", being part of a new patented family known as "Kiwaida, and belonging to the genus of "Kiwa".
1. URL: News.mongabay.com
2. URL: CBSNews.com
Search Site Used to Locate Answer: Google.com
Criteria used for search: "A new creature was found in the depths of the South Pacific that has blond hair. What kind of creature was it, how deep was it found, and what did they name it?"
Rationale as to whether this is a reasonable answer: When searching this specific article, I had found multiple sources, but I added the first two for a simple reason of being able to just show you how quick all of these search results came up, and generally speaking, most of them bear the same content, proving that this information is valid.
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