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Not-so-starry nights

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  • Why do people and animals need the night sky?
    Because we need to study the sky to learn about our place in the universe. Meanwhile, animals need night sky to find their way and to feel safe.
  • What do female turtles need when they are ready to lay their eggs?
    a dark beach
  • Why did a flock of 50,000 birds die in 1954?
    Because they followed the spotlights at a U.S Air Force base in Georgia and flew straight into the ground.
  • Michael Mesure and his group want to keep birds safe. Choose 2 sentences that explain why.
    Hundreds of bird species in North America die from light pollution. Some of these species are endangered, as Michael Mesure explains.
  • What does "migrate" mean?
    to move from one place to another
  • According to Michael, how can everyone help fix the problem of light pollution?
    Everyone can turn lights off.
  • Toronto is trying to turn on more lights during bird migration season. True or False?
    False. They are trying to reduce city lights during bird migration season.
  • Which paragraph has this main idea "The night sky is much brighter than it used to be."
    History of the Problem
  • When the astronomers looked at the sky in the 1970s, did they see the stars and planets that they had studied? Why?
    No, they didn't. Because the city lights made the stars and planets impossible to see.
  • Why do baby turtles get lost?
    Because light from the land makes them go the wrong way.
  • How do the power plants harm the environment?
    The power plants, which produce the wasted light, burn coal and release sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide that cause acid rain and global warming.
  • What is the main cause of light pollution?
    bad light fixtures
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