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California
Where does Maryam Mehr live?
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selling newspapers on the railroad
What was Thomas Edison's first job as a kid?
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2,000 buildings were destroyed
When the volcano erupted, no one was killed but what damage was done?
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8,000 feet
How high can the AirCar soar?
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38 million
About how many people live in Afghanistan?
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the Taliban
Which group seized power in Afghanistan in August?
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fishing line, coconut shell, hair from a friend's beard
What is one thing he and his team first used as they looked for wire that would stay lit?
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volcanoes
The seven main islands of the Canary islands were all formed by what?
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110 miles per hour
How fast can the AirCar fly?
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Texas
It is slightly smaller than what state here in America?
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Asia
Which continent is Afghanistan located in?
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phonograph, electricity, morse code, movie camera called a kinetograph
Name one other invention that Edison created?
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the number of earthquakes in the area and the amount of sulfur dioxide the volcano releases
What is one way scientists can predict how long a volcano eruption will last?
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mostly mountains with some plains and deserts
What is the land like there?
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sold Afghan cookies
How did Maryam and her friends raise money to help people in Afghanistan?
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bamboo filament
What material did Edison end up using for the lightbulb that made it light the longest?
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very dry with little rainfall, cold winters and hot summers
What is the weather like?
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