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NEWS SMARTS: Issue 22

 

How much have you learned from reading Issue 22? Circle the letter for the best answer to each question.



1) The Chaiten volcano is about how many feet tall?


          a) 2,700

          b) 2,950

          c) 3,235



2) What type of animal is Casey Sokolovic trying to help?

 

          a) blue whales

          b) sea turtles

          c) dolphins



3) What is a satellite?


          a) an object that circles something else

          b) an object that crashes into something else

          c) old junk that is floating in space
 

4)  About how many pieces of space junk are floating around Earth?


         a) 250,000

         b) 600,000

         c) 1 million

 

 

 

5)  What was the first artificial satellite launched into space?


         a) Hubble Space Telescope

         b) NOAA-18

         c) Sputnik 1




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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