QUESTION 1:  Which battery works the longest?

• Americans buy 2 billion batteries every year.  
• Every person in the country uses about eight batteries a year.  In a family of four, that calculates to 32 batteries a year.  
• When we go to a store to buy batteries, there are many types to choose from;   Alkaline, regular and rechargeable batteries.  
• There are options among different brands and price ranges.
• Alkaline batteries use sodium hydroxide as a main component.
• Alkaline batteries are often used in applications where long lasting, high output is needed, such as portable CD players.
• Regular batteries, also known as general purpose batteries are used for irregular use and are not suitable for continuous use.
• The rechargeable battery can be used just like the alkaline, but it can be recharged.

QUESTION 2:  What color of light do plants prefer?

• Plants need light to help them produce food for their survival.
• The best light for plants is natural sun light.  
• Sun light, or white light, is made up of all the colors of the spectrum.  
• When we look at a colored object, we see the color that the object is reflecting, not the color the object is absorbing.  For example, when looking at a red apple, we see red because the apple is reflecting red, not absorbing it.  
• When we look at plants, most of which are green, the plants are reflecting green light rather than absorbing and using it.

QUESTION 3:  What type of music affects a person’s heart rate?

• There are many different kinds of music.
• Music affects people’s moods, which is why certain music is played during certain movie scenes.
• Suspenseful music is played during a mystery.
• Love songs are played in a romance.
• Action adventures have pulsating music.

QUESTION 4:  On which day of the week, does the television get the most use?

• Most homes in America have a television set.  
• Many homes have more than one TV.
• Some vehicles come equipped with a television and DVD player.  
• The television is a typical part of American life.  
• Sometimes parents and others become concerned that people are watching too much TV.  
• Many professionals agree that we should limit television viewing.  They also agree that we should carefully plan our television program schedule.

QUESTION 5:  How can the rate of the ripening process be increased?

• Sometimes you will go to the grocery store and realize that fruits or vegetables are still a bit green.  Fruits and vegetables may still green in the grocery store because grocers purchase produce that is still green and unripe and then allow it to ripen during the transport, as well as during the first few days it is on the shelf.  
• Often, it will be several days from the time fruit is picked until it gets to the store.
• If the fruit is harvested ripe, and then shipped, it would  arrived overripe and maybe even rotten.
• It is necessary for grocers to buy the fruit when it is green and not completely ripened.  
• Most fruit looks ripe in the store because the green fruit is mixed with the ripe fruit.  
• As fruit ripens it gives off ethylene gas, causing the other fruit to ripen early.