Main Idea Assessment

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The moon appears different each night due to sunlight illuminating various parts as it orbits Earth. It has four main phases: first quarter, full, third quarter, and new moon, completing a cycle in about 29 days. This passage is mainly about:

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why the moon looks different every night.

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Alaska became the 49th state on Jan 3, 1959. It's the largest state, known for tall mountains and home to North America's tallest, Mount McKinley (Denali), at 20,230 ft. Many visit for its mountains and glaciers, which are large ice blocks formed from frozen snow. Alaska has ~100,000 glaciers.

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Alaska

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A local man named David Wayne wants people to slow down.

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The number one product in America is corn, used for various purposes like sweet corn, animal feed, ethanol, laundry soap, popcorn, corn meal, and cereals.

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the many ways to use corn.

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Forest Fires: Can be harmful or beneficial. They can destroy plants, forcing animals to leave. However, controlled fires can promote new growth and help ecosystems.

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Animals that need the plants for food will have to leave the forest.

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Wright brothers' first airplane flight: Dec 17, 1903, Kitty Hawk, NC. Orville flew 120 ft in 12 sec. Wilbur's longest flight: 852 ft in 59 sec.

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The First Flights of the Wright Brothers

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Cairo, Egypt, is the largest city in Africa, located on the Nile River, known for the Pyramids of Giza and papyrus making.

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Cairo is an amazing city.

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Jack is a handsome Belgian horse. There are over 150 horse types. The largest can weigh over 1,900 lbs. The smallest is about 2'5" tall. Be careful when feeding Jack; his teeth are big! He has a 4" bottom eyelash.

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is a large Belgian horse.

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Pencil lead is made from graphite, not metal lead. The term 'pencil lead' originated from the 1400s when Romans used lead, but graphite was found to be better for writing.

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Graphite

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In 1871, a fire in Chicago killed 250+, left 90,000 homeless, and destroyed 4 sq miles. Legend says it started when a cow kicked a lantern. The fire spread due to no rain. Afterward, Chicago rebuilt and stores moved from the river to State Street.

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the Great Chicago Fire.