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Which person did Robin write a letter to asking questions about earthquakes and volcanoes?
A. William Studer
B. Andy Thiersson
C. Judy Melendez
Professor Judy Melendez!
In the Northern Hemisphere, winds in a hurricane blow __________ and in the Southern Hemisphere, they move __________.
(Clockwise or Counterclockwise?)
Northern: COUNTERCLOCKWISE
Southern: CLOCKWISE
Conferring
(It's not just 'talk to someone'!)
Talking to somebody else and coming up with an agreement
What are the two parts that make up a diagram?
(All or nothing)
Image/picture and labels.
The survivors said that during the Great Alaskan Earthquake of 1964, the earthquake sounded like...
(Hint: Two options!)
A. "A loud boom like a bomb"
B. "Kind of like a rumble"
In the "eye," there are no winds and it is sunny.
Magnitude
The size or power of something
What kind of jobs did Captain Arsenio have before he became an inventor?
(Hint: There are four; just give me one)
He was a cheesemaster, blacksmith, scuba diver, and a ship captain(sailor).
What does -logy in "cardiology" and "psychology" mean?
The study of something(cardio and psych).
The author said: "If the Earth were the size of an apple, the lithosphere would be about thick as the apple's skin."
During the Great Alaskan Earthquake of 1964, what fell over and what caught on fire as a result of that?
(150 points for each part)
What fell over:
Stove
What caught on fire:
Oil tanks
Spontaneous
Happening all of the sudden; suddenly
What did William Kamkwamba invent for his village?
Give me one thing he used to make the invention.
(150 points for both parts)
A windmill and it was made out of bicycle parts, rusted metal, car parts, plastic, bamboo, tractor engines, peanut grinder, etc.
While reading a story, if you see words such as "because," "so," "if," "when," and "as a result," what text structure is the story written in?
Cause and effect.
What do we call hot gas and rock that comes out of Volcanoes?
(Hint: P____ F____ )
Pyroclastic Flows
What does VDAP stand for?
(100 points for each letter!)
Volcano Disaster Assistance Program
Radiate
To spread out in waves
What is something that Dr. Guttmann discovered while working with veterans from World War II?
He discovered that patients(people who are sick or hurt) needed to move around in order to get better.
If you want to summarize a paragraph, what is the first thing you should look for?
Subheading & heading & title of the paragraph and/or the story.
In a hurricane, where can you find the strongest winds?
They can be found in the eyewall, which is located on the eye of the storm.
Who is a meteorologist?
Someone who studies the weather or climate.
Reservoir
A place where something is collected
Who is the main character of "A Secret Garden"?
(250 points for first, 250 for last)
Mary Lennox
Give me at least five examples of multiple-meaning words.
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