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Jurassic Park is often credited with sparking renewed scientific and pop culture interest in dinosaurs. And while the visual effects of the film certainly hold up, paleontologists now largely agree that the way the dinosaurs looked in the film probably isn’t accurate. (It’s worth noting, though, that the animatronics for Jurassic Park were based on generally accepted models, at the time, of what these extinct animals may have looked like.)

We’ll never know with 100% certainty what all dinosaurs looked and acted like; however, we can take educated guesses based on new evidence and form reasonable hypotheses from there. Let’s take a look at the answers the scientific community has recently given to some of the most common questions about dinosaurs!

Questions about Dinosaurs You Always Wanted to Ask

IMAGE CREDIT: LEAPING LAELAPS BY CHARLES R. KNIGHT (1897).

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“To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.” - Albert Einstein

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One of the most memorable moments from a child’s education is their first science fair. The countless volcano models that line the aisles, the hours of hard work put into a project, and the anticipation to see who placed first; there’s truly nothing like it. But, looking for a project that might pique your child’s interest while also upping their chances at victory can be a daunting task. Give these sure-to-win, cool science fair projects a try and let your child become a science fair legend!

5 Science Fair Projects to Wow the Judges

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“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency, and vibration.” - Nikola Tesla

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“We don’t own planet Earth, we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife.” - Steve Irwin

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“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” - Carl Sagan

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“If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.” - Carl Sagan

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“I am among those who think that science has great beauty.” - Marie Curie

Marie Curie was the first person to ever receive two Nobel Prizes, as well as the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different science disciplines. In 1903, she received the Nobel Prize in Physics along with two others: Henri Becquerel and her husband, Pierre Curie. In 1911, she won the Prize again, this time in Chemistry.

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“I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses.” - Johannes Kepler

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Katherine Johnson's work was critical to getting Americans into space. Her outstanding work over the course of her career has earned her many awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” - Stephen Hawking

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“When you do common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.” - George Washington Carver

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“The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.” - Galileo Galilei

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“Nothing is too wonderful to be true if it be consistent with the laws of nature.” - Michael Faraday

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(MEASURED IN MILLION METRIC TONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENTS. DATA FROM TABLE ES-2: RECENT TRENDS IN U.S. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND SINKS (MMT CO2 EQ.). TABLE ES-2 FROM US EPA’S INVENTORY OF US GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND SINKS 1990 – 2017.)

See more here: Global Warming and Climate Change at a Glance

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Global Warming: Fact versus Myth