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76 Cards in this Set
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wavelength of the lowest VHF and highest shortwave radio frequency, 30 MHz
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1 m
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distance between the pitcher's rubber and home plate on a baseball field
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1.27 m
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length of a cricket pitch
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1.30 m
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height of High Force waterfall in England
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1.32 m
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height of the obelisk of the Place de la Concorde, Paris
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1.36 m
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wavelength of the broadcast radio shortwave band at 12 MHz
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1.40 m
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distance between bases on a baseball field
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1.44 m
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length of a blue whale, the largest animal
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1.48 m
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wavelength of the broadcast radio shortwave band at 9.7 MHz
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1.49 m
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average depth beneath the seabed of the Channel tunnel
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1.60 m
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width of an American football field
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1.69 m
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wavelength of the broadcast radio shortwave band at 6.1 MHz
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1.69 m
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height of Niagara Falls
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1.72 m
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height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa
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1.74 m
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Height of Pyramid of Djoser
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1.79 m
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width of a typical football field
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1.85 m
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length of the Bayeux Tapestry
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1.85 m
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wingspan of the Antonov An-225 transport aircraft
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1.95 m
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length of an American football field (measured between the goal lines)
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1.96 m
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height of the Statue of Liberty (foundation of pedestal to torch)
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1.97 m
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wavelength of the lowest shortwave radio frequency and highest medium wave radio frequency, 3 MHz
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2.00 m
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length of a typical football field
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2.02 m
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total length of an American football field (including the end zones)
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2.04 m
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height of the world's tallest tree, a Coast redwood
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2.06 m
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height of the Great Pyramid of Giza
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2.14 m
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height of the world's tallest roller coaster, Kingda Ka
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2.14 m
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shortest wavelength of the broadcast radio AM band, 1600 kHz
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2.27 m
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approximate distance travelled by light in one microsecond
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2.48 m
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height of the Eiffel Tower (roof)
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2.48 m
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distance sound travels in air in one second; see speed of sound
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2.53 m
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approximate heights of the world's tallest skyscrapers of the past 70 years
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2.60 m to 2.70 m
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length of the Knock Nevis, the world's largest supertanker
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2.66 m
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height of the planned Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center site
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2.73 m
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longest wavelength of the broadcast radio AM band, 540 kHz
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2.74 m
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present (Oct 2007) height of the Burj Dubai, the world's tallest free-standing land structure which is projected to reach 645 m (818 m including antenna) at completion in 2008
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2.77 m
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height of the Warsaw radio mast, formerly the tallest man-made structure, collapsed in 1991
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2.81 m
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height of the Salto Angel, the world's highest free-falling waterfall (Venezuela)
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2.99 m
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1 international mile
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3.21 m
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1 nautical mile
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3.27 m
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Span of the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, largest in the world as of June 2006
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3.30 m
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Axial length of the Three Gorges Dam, the largest dam in the world
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3.36 m
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height of the highest mountain on earth, Mount Everest
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3.95 m
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depth of deepest part of the ocean, Mariana Trench
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4.04 m
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narrowest width of the Strait of Gibraltar, separating Europe and Africa
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4.11 m
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height of the highest known mountain of the solar system, Olympus Mons on Mars
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4.40 m
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highest parachute jump (Joseph Kittinger)
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4.50 m
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narrowest width of the English Channel at the Strait of Dover
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4.52 m
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highest manned balloon flight (Malcolm D. Ross and Victor E. Prather)
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4.60 m
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length of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, as of June 2006, the longest bridge in the world
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4.58 m
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length of the Marathon, the longest mainstream long-distance road running event
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4.63 m
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length of the Seikan Tunnel, as of February 2006, the longest in the world
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4.73 m
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total length of the Panama Canal
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4.89 m
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width of the Bering Strait
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4.95 m
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one degree of latitude on Earth
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5.05 m
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length of the Suez Canal
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5.21 m
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the approximate distance travelled by light in one millisecond
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5.48 m
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distance of Bordeaux-Paris, formerly the longest one-day professional cycling race
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5.75 m
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distance of the Indy 500 automobile race
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5.91 m
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greatest diameter of the largest solar system asteroid, Ceres
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5.99 m
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diameter of dwarf planet Pluto, formerly the smallest "planet" of our solar system
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6.38 m
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diameter of the Moon
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6.54 m
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typical distance covered by the winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans automobile endurance race
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6.72 m
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length of the Great Wall of China
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6.81 m
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approximate length of the two longest rivers, the Nile and the Amazon
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6.82 m
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length of the Trans-Canada Highway
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6.89 m
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length of the Trans-Siberian Railway, longest in the world
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6.97 m
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equatorial diameter of the Earth
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7.12 m
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length of the Earth's equator
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7.60 m
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diameter of Jupiter
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8.16 m
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distance travelled by light in one second
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8.48 m
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Moon's orbital distance from Earth
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8.58 m
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diameter of the Sun
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9.14 m
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greatest mileage ever recorded by a car (A 1966 Volvo P-1800S, still driving)
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9.56 m
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approximately one light-minute
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10.26 m
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1 astronomical unit (AU); mean distance between Earth and Sun.
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11.18 m
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optical diameter of Betelgeuse (~600 x Sun)
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11.95 m
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