NewsDepth for December 4, 2008

Posted Thursday, December 4, 2008
Season: 2008-2009, Episode: 11

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Show Topics

• President-Elect Barack Obama Makes Appointments to Cabinet
• Cyber Shopping is Up While Other Shopping May Slow Down
• Space Shuttle Endeavour Makes Safe Landing After Two Weeks at ISS
• New Space Vehicle Will Take Astronauts to Moon; Safety Mechanism Tested> Lesson Plan Included
• Browns and Bengals Suffer Painful Losses (Video not available for web)
• Cincinnati Zoo Welcomes Three Baby Cheetahs
• Elyria Students Learn Mandarin Chinese in School> Lesson Plan Included
• Bicycling Clown Cheers Up Children in Pakistan
• Giant Gingerbread House is a Tempting Treat

This Week's News Quiz

This Week's Questions

Question #1:
President-elect Obama has appointed a former political rival to his cabinet. Who will be his Secretary of State?

Answer: Hillary Clinton.

Question #2:
Pakistan is located in south Asia, bordered by Iran, Afghanistan, China and India. What major river runs through the center of Pakistan to the Arabian Sea?

Answer: The Indus River.

Question #3:
Rockets carry their own solid or liquid fuel which they burn in order to propel themselves into space. How does this actually make a rocket move?

Answer: The force of the hot burning gases blasting out of the rocket in one direction make the rocket move in the opposite direction. (This is physics – Newton’s third law of motion, which says “for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.")

Last Week's Answers

Question #1:
The Big Three American auto companies are asking the government for financial help. What are the three companies?

Answer: General Motors, Ford, Chrysler.

Question #2:
The astronauts on Space Shuttle Endeavour said they’re taking home improvement to a new level. What sort of improvements are they bringing to the International Space Station?

Answer: Bigger refrigerator, bathroom, bedrooms, new water purification system, new exercise equipment.

Question #3:
The government in the southern China province of Guangdong has built a new and unusual energy plant. What does it burn to create energy?

Answer: Garbage.

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