What Do I Know?

1. We see because light brightens things.
1.  Incorrect. We see because of light reflecting of of objects that enter the retina. 
2. The Moon goes around the earth in a single day. 
1. False. It takes more then a month for the moon to travel around the Earth.
3. The amount of daylight increases each day of summer.
1. True 
4. People cannot see planets with the naked eye. 
1. False. You can see Mercury once in a while. Do not view with telescope because of proximity to the sun, can cause eye damage.
5. People can see the Great Wall of China with the naked eye from space.
1. True
6. Astrology (the position of the planets and constellations) gives us insight to people mannerisms.
1.  False. Astrology can be used to predict natural occurrences. I believe that mannerisms is based on behaviors.  
7. The Sun will never burn out.
1. False. It will take billions of years, if not more, to burn out. It will not occur within our life time. 
8. The Universe is a static. 
1. True
9. If a crystal can scratch glass it is a definitely a diamond.
1. False. Quartz can also scratch glass. 
10. Diamonds are expensive because the extreme rarity of them.
1. False. Diamonds are expensive because they are flashy and durable.  
11. Soil must have always been in its present form.
1. False. As things break down and erode they become part of the soil. 
12. Earth’s gravitational attraction is drastically reduced on mountain tops.
1. True because you are farther from the center of the earth. 
13. Continents are constant and do not move.
1. False, tectonic plates are always shifting.  
14. The Earth is between 6-20 thousand years old.
1. False, it is billions of years old. 
15. Dinosaurs and cavemen lived at the same time.
1. False, first came the dinosaurs then the caveman. 
16. Rain comes from clouds sweating.
1. False, rain perspiration of build up water in the clouds. 
17. Frontal rain is caused by "cooling by contact" between fronts.
1. True
18. All rivers flow "down" from north to south
1. False, all rivers flow down from high point to low point. 
19. Ground water typically occurs from basin, lakes, and fast-flowing streams.
1. True
20. Salt added to water does not change the weight of the water.
1.  True, once the salt dissolve.

Written by: Rachael Del Boccio