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Show www wmw wmmw waawman Jlsk Me Jlnother O A General Quiz The Questions 1. Has Brazil a state' as largo as Texas? 2. What makes wood decay? 3. Does the moon influence pendulum pen-dulum clocks? 4. How do waves on the Great Lakes compare with waves on the oceans? 5. Which Is the longer coastline, the Atlantic or Pacific? 6. How do our rivers compare with those of Europe? 7. How large is Death Valley? 8. Did Cortez, Gomez or Pizarro conquer Peru? ' The Answers 1. Brazil," which Is larger than the United States, has 20 states, 3 of which are larger than Texas. 2. Bacteria and certain micro- scopic plants called fungi grow in the wood and destroy the struc- ture. 3. The mechanism of pendulum clocks is affected slightly by the gravitational pull of the moon. 4. Waves on the Great Lakes sometimes reach 25 feet; ocean waves, more than 50 feet. 5. The Atlantic. 6. The Mississippi alone discharges dis-charges more water than all the rivers of Europe. 7. Death Valley proper is about 50 miles long and averages between be-tween 20 and 25 miles in breadth between the crests of enclosing mountain ranges. It is 276 feet below be-low sea level. 8. Pizarro. |