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1.
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The study of the universe beyond earth is ___.

chemistry

geology

astronomy

archaeology

biology
2.
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The government collects money when someone earns money. This is called a(n) ___.

income tax

state tax

city tax

property tax

county tax
3.
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When you go to the store to buy stuff, the government often collects a(n) ___ tax.

property

income

city

revenue

sales
4.
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Taxes pay for national ___ against attacking armies.

defense

offense

welfare

health
5.
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A ___ is a small thing giving off gas and dust as it travels around the sun.

comet

meteor

tornado

star
6.
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Governments protect their people and encourage ___.

trade

poverty

civil uproar

slavery
7.
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If you speed or litter, you might have to pay a ___.

debit

mortgage

fine

tax

credit
8.
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Something owed to another person is a ___.

mortgage

tax

credit

debt

fee
9.
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A(n) ___ is a tool that makes things far away appear up close.

microscope

telegraph

telescope

astronomer
10.
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A ___ is money paid to a worker after he stops working.

budget

treaty

pension

salary

wage
11.
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A ___ is money paid for a service such as entry to a national park.

debt

credit

mortgage

fee
12.
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The Congress plans a ___, then the president approves or vetoes it.

court case

budget

treaty

law
13.
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Astronomer ___ used a telescope to discover a comet in 1847.

John Paul Jones

Albert Einstein

Isaac Newton

Maria Mitchell

Percival Lowell
14.
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___, commander of Apollo 13, flew into space four times total.

Jim Mitchell

Jim Marshall

Maria Lovell

Maria Mitchell

Jim Lovell
15.
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A(n) ___ is a person who trains for space travel.

lunar lander

naval officer

astronaut

astronomy

Answers

Answered by GPT-4o mini
1. **astronomy**
2. **income tax**
3. **sales**
4. **defense**
5. **comet**
6. **trade**
7. **fine**
8. **debt**
9. **telescope**
10. **pension**
11. **fee**
12. **law**
13. **Maria Mitchell**
14. **Jim Lovell**
15. **astronaut**

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