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Which of the following BEST describes augmented reality?

• a completely immersive computer-generated environment

• computer-generated images of artwork

• computer-generated images that are overlaid on people’s surroundings

• a video game that uses realistic images

. Many electronic devices calculate their locations on Earth by receiving ______________ from satellites.

• radio waves

• light waves

• gamma waves

• wireless internet

3. How is the element lead harmful to people?

• It causes bacterial infections

• It affects brain development

• It causes food poisoning.

• It can cause allergic reactions.

. Lead pollution has ______________ since 2007.

• increased

• decreased

• stayed the same

• been eliminated

A giant crystal-filled geode in the south of Spain took ______________ to form.

• hundreds of years

• thousands of years

• a few months

• millions of years

What did scientists find when they studied Snowball the cockatoo’s dance moves?

• Snowball had learned all the dance moves from his owner.

• Snowball can copy any dance move

• Many of Snowball’s dance moves were completely original.

• Snowball was able to learn so many dance moves because he’s more intelligent than any bird ever known.

How do scientists classify earthquakes?

• by their magnitude

• by their location

• by their depth

• by their level of destruction

What percentage of earthquakes did scientists find were preceded by foreshocks?

• 5 percent

• 27 percent

• 72 percent

• 98 percent

Inventor Franky Zapata’s flyboard uses spinning blades within turbine engines to generate ______________.

• friction

• thrust

• gravity

• magnetism

Scientists analyzed bees’ ______ to gather information about the pollutants in the environment around Vancouver, British Columbia.

• hives

• pollination

• honey

• flight patterns