Jim measures the side of a box and finds it to be 0.564 meters long. how long is it in centimeters?

Per every 0.01 meter is 1 centimeter so that's pretty straight forward. Just move two decimals to the right: 0.564 m = 56.4 cm

Jet streams are relatively narrow bands of strong wind in the upper levels of the atmosphere. the winds blow from west to east in jet streams but the flow often shifts to the north and south. jet streams follow the boundaries between hot and cold air. the earth's rotation is responsible for the jet stream as well.

It won't lose or gain electrons if it's a covalent bond it shares the electrons with another atom or atoms. if it is an ionic bond it will lose the 3 electrons on the outer shell and become a positively charged ion.  credit goes to @sunshinebaby of answers.yahoo.com.