KIDS QUIZ
SPACE EXPLORATION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Increase in hurricane activity
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Space exploration industry
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Biodiversity of wetland habitat
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Decrease in fossil fuel consumption
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Space Age changed Florida forever. Thousands of new workers moved to the state and transformed Cape Canaveral into a hub of aeronautics, electronics design and manufacturing.
Detailed explanation-2: -Space exploration and related industries pumped billions of dollars of federal funding into Florida’s economy. The National Defense Education Act of 1958 provided federal funding for education, especially in mathematics, science, engineering and modern foreign languages.
Detailed explanation-3: -Space Florida projects are responsible for nearly 20% of Florida’s estimated aerospace workforce. Over the next five years, the total economic impact is expected to be more than $5.3 billion, with an average annual impact of $1.1 billion.