As a social studies teacher, one activity Mr. Howell asks of his English language learner students is they write a familiar historical event in their native language, translate what they wrote to English, and then read the English description aloud. The greatest benefit of this activity for the student is that:

answer; if congress didn't act on certain requests;

the answer would be in this answer. someone already asked the question.  

intimacy, passion and commitment are the components of a interpersonal relationship emphasized in the triangular theory of love by robert sternberg.

the triangular theory of love says love can be comprehend as this componest form the vertices of a triangle.  

intimacy relates to feelings such as of closeness and connection;

passion relates the drives that brings people together, as physical attraction.

commitment relates to the being in a long-term relationship.

hygrometers and hair thermometers (often found as part of hygrometers/psychrometers) can be used to measure humidity. barometers are used to measure atmospheric pressure, while anemometers are used to measure wind speed. so the 2nd and 4th choices should be the correct answers.