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  Does sound travel in space?
 

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  Why is fire hot?
 
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  Can there be two chickens in one egg?
 

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  Do whales really spit water?
 
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  Are killer whales really mean?
 

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  Do fish sleep?
 
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  How does our heart beat without our doing it?
 

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  Can my cat see her reflection?
 
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  How do ants walk on the ceiling?
 

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  How come a flame can look blue?
 
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  Why do wheels spin so fast when a car moves?
 

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  How do they freeze-dry space food?
 
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  How does a blister form? And why is there liquid inside?
 

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  How does a compass know where to point?
 
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  How does fire turn into ash?
 

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  What are the stars made of?
 
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  Can a voice get loud enough and high enough to break glass?
 

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  How does sweat form?
 
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  What are fingernails made of?
 

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  Why do mice like cheese?
 
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  If you fall down and get a cut, what causes it to hurt?
 

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  What’s the difference between a frog and a toad?
 
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  How many different gases are in the air?
 

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  What makes popcorn pop?
 
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  If we have two eyes, why don’t we see double?
 

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  Why are computers slow?
 
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  What would happen if you dumped a glass of water in space?
 

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  What makes your stomach growl?
 
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  Do insects, sneeze, cough, or hiccup?
 

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  What makes you blush?
 
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  Where do fish go in winter?
 

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  What causes the ring around the Sun and Moon?
 
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  If heat rises, why is it cold on top of mountains?
 

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  Why do tigers have to be so scary?
 
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  What causes chill bumps on your skin?
 

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  How high is the Moon?
 
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  What causes sleepwalking?
 

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  How do snowflakes form different shapes?
 
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  What causes tides?
 

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  How can two trees planted at the same time be different sizes?
 
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  Why do clothes sometimes shrink in the wash?
 

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  Why do we get chapped lips?
 
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  Why does dust seem to move along a beam of sunlight in the same direction as the light?
 

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  Why do people get an itch?
 
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  Why do cats always land on four legs?
 

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  How do we whistle?
 
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  Why don't snakes choke?
 

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  Why does cabbage grow above ground but carrots grow below ground?
 
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  Why are windows foggy in the morning?
 

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  What colors do color-blind people see?
 
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  What is house dust?
 

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  Why does my skin turn colors when I get hurt?
 
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  What causes a seed to grow into a plant?
 

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  What makes people float?
 
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  Why do people have moles on their skin?
 

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  Why do you feel hot when you get a sunburn?
 
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  Why do we blink?
 

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  Why does pepper make me sneeze?
 
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  Why does my hair turn lighter in the sun?
 

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  Where do the Sun and Moon go?
 
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  Why do my hands get wrinkly when I take a bath?
 

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  Why don’t I feel good after riding a roller coaster?
 
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  Why do fireflies glow?
 

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  Why do my hamster’s eyes turn blue at night?
 
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  Why doesn’t it tickle when you tickle yourself, but when someone else tickles you, it tickles?
 

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  Where does weight go when you lose it?
 
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  Why do mosquito bites itch?
 

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  Why do dogs go around in circles before lying down?
 
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  Why do my fingers turn red under a flashlight?
 

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  Why do ice cubes float?
 
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  How is plastic made from petroleum?
 

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  How does milk sour?
 
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  Why does crying make your nose run?
 

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  Why do you need two holes to pour juice out of a can?
 
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  Why do balloons run out of air?
 

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  Do black holes really exist?
 
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  How do scientists know what bones belong to which dinosaurs?
 

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  Why do people have eyebrows?
 
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  Why don't animals get cavities?
 

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  Is octopus ink poisonous?
 
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  Can a skunk smell the odor it makes?
 

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  Why do I have a “lump in my throat” before I cry?
 
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  What makes the Sun and Moon shine?
 

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  How does an electric eel make electricity?
 
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  Why does my face turn red when I do a headstand, but my toes don’t turn red when I’m standing up?
 

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  What good are wood ticks?
 
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  What causes a shock, and why does it make blue sparks?
 

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  How do you make hair gel?
 
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  If you bend your finger back, why does your knuckle crack?
 

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  Why do dogs pant when they are not tired?
 
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  Why do bikes fall over when you don’t pedal?
 

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  Why do termites eat wood?
 
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  How does dry ice boil water when it's so cold?
 

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  Why do onions make people cry?
 
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  When you spin around a lot, how come you get dizzy?
 

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  Why can’t I see the salt in the ocean?
 
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  If clouds are made of water, why don't they evaporate?
 

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  Why do we dream?
 
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  Since male deer shed their horns, why do you rarely find them?
 

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  Why does my skin get darker in the sun, but my shirt fades?
 
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  When I walk and toss a ball, why does the ball stay with me?
 

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  Why aren't spiders insects?
 
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  How does your body heal itself?
 

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  Why do you hear ocean sounds in seashells?
 
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  How do our brains keep all our memories inside?
 

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  Why do trees have bark?
 
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  Why do crickets chirp?
 

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  Why does ice stick to cotton?
 
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  Why don’t birds get shocked when they sit on wires?
 

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  What makes a sunburn peel?
 
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  What causes waves?
 

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  If everybody breathes oxygen, why doesn’t it get used up?
 
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  Why does a person’s hair turn gray with age?
 

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  Why do I feel dizzy when I just get out of bed?
 
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  Why does the Sun seem so much brighter than other stars?
 

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  Do flying fish really fly?
 
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  If moving particles make heat, how can a fan cool a room?
 

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  When pond water evaporates, do the microorganisms evaporate, too?
 
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  Why does your tongue feel strange after you eat pineapple?
 

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  Why do falling objects slow down when they hit water?
 
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  How do bees make honey?
 

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  When you stop at a stop sign, are you wasting gas?
 
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  Where are your permanent teeth while you still have your baby teeth?
 

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  Why does my voice sound so good when I sing in the bathroom?
 
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  How do baby birds breathe inside their eggs?
 

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  How does fire get its colors?
 
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  Does your voice sound the same to others as it sounds to you?
 

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  How are shooting stars made?
 
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  How do snakes hear?
 

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  How do glow-in-the-dark stickers work?
 
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  What causes a person to yawn?
 

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  If it’s warm down south, why does the South Pole look so cold?
 
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  Do cats really have nine lives?
 

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  Why are there constellations?
 
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  Do you have to be smart to become a scientist?
 

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  Why do cats arch their backs and hiss?
 
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  Why does black absorb heat better than other colors do?
 

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  Can animals catch cold or get a fever?
 
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  How is stained glass "stained"?
 

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  When you open your eyes wide, why do your pupils get smaller?
 
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  How come snow is white?
 

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  My dog whines when I play the harmonica. Is she crying or singing?
 
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  What makes waves curl as they reach the shore?
 

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  When you cry, the tears are salty. Why?
 
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  Are black and white colors?
 

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  My dog eats grass, then throws up. Why?
 
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  As people get older, how come they get wrinkles?
 

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  Can porcupines shoot quills at each other?
 
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  How do volcanoes affect the weather?
 

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  Why do we need fresh air?
 
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  Does caffeine stunt your growth?
 

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  What are diamonds made of?
 
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  My cat can see in the dark. How?
 

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  How can it seem like there is water up ahead on the road when there isn't?
 
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  Why do your ears pop when you're in an airplane?
 

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  Does food taste the same to animals as it does to me?
 
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  What are chemicals made of?
 

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  Why do people have hair?
 
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  Is a newt's skin poisonous?
 

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  Why do clouds float, but feathers don't?
 
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  What do fireflies eat?
 

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  Why do bubbles form when you drop something in soda?
 
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  What makes people laugh?
 

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  How do dogs wag their tails?
 
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  Do fish drink any kind of liquid?
 

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  Why can't you see the wind?
 
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  Why are dogs' and cats' noses wet?
 

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  If you clap underwater, why can't you hear it?
 
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  Why do rabbits jump instead of running away?
 

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  Why do goldfish swallow gravel then spit it out?
 
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  Why do paper cuts hurt so much?
 

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  Can my cat and dog communicate?
 
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  Is electricity hot?
 

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  Why does aging wood on a house turn black?
 
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  What makes us cough?
 

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  Is the platypus a mammal?
 
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  How do “Jack Frost designs” get on windows?
 

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  Why can animals stand cold better than people can?
 
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  Why doesn’t water go down your throat unless you want it to?
 

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  When my dad strikes a match, why does a flame appear?
 
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  When ice freezes, how do dolphins breathe?
 

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  How do our bones keep getting bigger?
 
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  Are there any animals on the earth that man doesn’t know about?
 

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  How does the Earth float in space and not fall?
 
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  Do dogs have good eyesight?
 

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  Why do pine trees keep their leaves in winter?
 
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  What are inertia and momentum?
 

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  How are tapes made for a tape recorder?
 
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  How can a pitcher control a baseball?
 

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  How can air blow out small fires, and also make small fires bigger?
 
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  How are coral reefs formed?
 

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  How are fossils formed?
 
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  How are rocks made?
 

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  Do turtles hibernate in the winter?
 
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  How do light bulbs work?
 

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  Does space ever stop?
 
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  How did the planets form?
 

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  How do we know the stars are light years away?
 
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  How do you get to be an astronaut?
 

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  How do trees give oxygen?
 
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  How does mold grow from bread?
 

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  How does a thermometer work?
 
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  How does an airplane work?
 

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  How does a camera put pictures on a piece of paper?
 
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  Is poison ivy good for anything?
 

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  How does salt melt ice and snow?
 
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  How is a rainbow's shape formed?
 

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  How is earwax made?
 
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  What makes hail?
 

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  What makes it snow?
 
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  What is soap made of?
 

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  What is static electricity?
 
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  What is the difference between an alligator and a crocodile?
 

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  What does a Venus flytrap eat?
 
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  What is a blue moon?
 

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  What is acid rain?
 
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  What is an aurora?
 

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  What causes earthquakes?
 
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  What causes germs?
 

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  What causes potholes?
 
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  Why do people's feet fall asleep?
 

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  Why does cold pop get warm but hot cocoa get cold?
 
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  Why do we explore space?
 

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  Why do we shiver?
 
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  Where does air come from?
 

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  Why are yawns contagious?
 
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  Why do camels have humps?
 

   
   

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