WR News Smarts Issue #14 and GeoTrek: Sink or Swim?
Write in the correct answers for each question. Then write the page you found the answer on and the headline of the story.


1. In what state is the National Toy Hall of Fame?

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2.  How often do astronauts on the International Space Station exercise?

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3. After the new additions are finished, how many astronauts will the International Space Station be able to house at one time?

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4. In what part of the space station do astronauts work and do experiments?

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5. About how many feet thick is Antarctica's ice cap?

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6. What do snow petrels mostly eat?

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7. On what continent are the Himalaya Mountains?  

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8. How do killer whales catch their prey?

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Vocabulary Challenge!
Match each new word below with its definition.

____ 1. extensive ____ 2. gravity ____ 3. analysis ____ 4. massive ____ 5. recycling (verb) ____ 6. curator ____ 7. blubber ____ 8. waddle (verb) ____ 9. persist (verb) ____ 10. global warming ____ 11. drought ____ 12. mammal

A. an examination B. a warm-blooded animal that feeds its babies milk C. a force that pulls you toward Earth D. to walk with short steps E. broad F. to stay G. a water shortage H. reusing I. a thick layer of fat under the skin J. the slow rise of Earth's temperature K. a person in charge of a place with exhibits, such as a zoo or a museum L. huge

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