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24 Cards in this Set
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Your eardrum is an example of something that vibrates
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True
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Sound can travel through a glass of water
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True
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Sound vibrations traveling through the air are called hummings
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False
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An Indian putting his ear to the ground is a good example of hearing vibrations
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True
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The name of the skin that separates the outer ear from the middle ear is called the cochlea
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False
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Tears keep the eyes moist and also wash dust and dirt from the eyes
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True
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You should never point pencils or sharp objects near your eyes
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True
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The story of what has happened in the life of a country or people
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History
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A large mass of land
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Continent
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The largest bodies of water
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Oceans
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The study of the earth's surface
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Geography
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A promise to do something
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Pledge
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Devotion or loyalty
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Allegiance
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Writings
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Documents
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Liberty
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Freedom
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What is the most heavily traveled ocean?
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Atlantic
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Scandinavians who visited the New World around the year 1000
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Vikings
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Man for whom America was named
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Merchant who told Europeans about the riches of China
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Marco Polo
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Explorer who claimed all of North American for England
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John Cabot
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Italian sailor who discovered the New World in 1492
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Christopher Columbus
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King and queen of Spain who financed a voyage
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Ferdinand and Isabella
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Explorer who sailed around the tip of Africa to India
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Vasco da Gama
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First European to reach what is now the United States
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Ponce de Leon
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