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NEWS SMARTS: Issue 2

 

How much have you learned from reading Issue 2? Circle the letter for the best answer to complete each blank.



1) Scientists discovered tusks and bones of a mastodon in __________.

          a) Turkey
          b) Italy
          c) Greece
 


2) The U.S. Postal Service created __________ featuring Marvel comics superheroes.

          a) envelopes
          b) stamps
          c) boxes
 


3) Hurricanes that form in the __________ Ocean have doubled in the last 100 years.

          a) Pacific
          b) Atlantic
          c) Arctic

 

4)  Hurricane wind speeds range from 74 to __________ miles per hour.

         a) 100
         b) 125
         c) more than 150



5) The calm center of a hurricane is called the __________.

        a) eye
        b) eye wall
        c) cloud bands


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS:
1. C
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. A

 

 

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