True or False Statements

Below are 20 statements that are true or false, and if the statement is false I will explain why it's false and how to fix the statement to make it true.

1. We see because light brightens things.
• False. The light helps us see things, but it does not brighten the objects. 
2. The Moon goes around the earth in a single day.
• This statement is true.  
• The moon takes 28 days to go around the earth. 
3. The amount of daylight increases each day of summer.
• The amount of daylight increases through out the summer until Summer Solstice and then the amount of sunlight decreases everyday.  
4. People cannot see planets with the naked eye.
• This statement is false. All planets are stars.  
5. People can see the Great Wall of China with the naked eye from space.
• This statement is true.  
• People can only see light pollution, not actual objects.
6. Astrology (the position of the planets and constellations) gives us insight to people mannerisms.
•  This is true. 
• Astrology and peoples mannerisms have no connections to one another. 
7. The Sun will never burn out.
•  False. The sun can and will burn out over time.
8. The Universe is a static.
• This statement is true 
• The Universe is always moving, or dynamic. 
9. If a crystal can scratch glass it is a definitely a diamond.
• This is false. If a crystal scratches glass then it is not a diamond.  
10. Diamonds are expensive because the extreme of them.
• This statement is true. It is very difficult for people to find diamonds, making them expensive. 
• There are a ton of diamonds out there and they are only expensive because the companies that sell them make them expensive.
11. Soil must have always been in its present form.
•  This statement is false. There are several layers and the farther down the older the soil is.
12. Earth’s gravitational attraction is drastically reduced on mountain tops.
•  This is false, the gravitational attraction is the same all over earth.
13. Continents are constant and do not move.
•  False, continents are on tectonic plates which are constantly moving.
14. The Earth is between 6-20 thousand years old.
• False, the earth is about 4 billion years old. 
15. Dinosaurs and cavemen lived at the same time.
• This statement is true.  
•  There is a 64 million year difference between dinosaurs and mankind.
16. Rain comes from clouds sweating.
•  This is false, rain occurs after the evaporation cools down and gets to heavy causing condensation.
17. Frontal rain is caused by “cooling by contact” between fronts.
•  This statement is true. 
•  air masses don't mix, they move relatively to each other. One has to rise, warm air, and the other has to sink, cool air.
18. All rivers flow “down” from north to south
•  This is false, rivers can flow in any direction, higher elevation to lower elevation.
19. Ground water typically occurs from basin, lakes, and fast-flowing streams.
• This is true but there is also a lot of ground water comes from rain.  
• This is false, ground water is under the ground, the water from the lakes is surface water. 
20. Salt added to water does not change the weight of water. 
• This statement is not true. The weight of the water is changed because of the salt that is added.  

We went over the answers in class a few days after the assignment was due and we learned all of these statements are common misconceptions of science and they are all false. Under the ones I got wrong there are statements in red, correcting my mistakes.