FLEX
"Eleven"
"Brian's Winter"
FLEX #2
Energy
100

Ellen Ochoa was the first Hispanic woman to do this.

What is to go into space as an astronaut?

100

Sam first learned that there was a mystery surrounding his identity when he saw this in the attic.

What is the newspaper clipping?

100

This animal came to the rescue to save Brian from the bear.

Who is the skunk named Betty?

100

If you get one of these while playing a sport, you might feel disoriented.

What is a concussion?

100

This type of energy is one that, for all practical purposes, will never run out.

What is "renewable energy"?

200

Melanie volunteered to be a junior docent and had to overcome this fear.

What is holding a boa constrictor?

200

This character had a deli and often made Sam food.

Who is Onji?

200

Brian was knocked unconsciousness when he was hunting this animal.

What is the moose?

200

Research scientist Tony Brennan observed this animal's skin to create a material that stops bacteria from growing.

What is a shark?

200

If you want to convert mechanical motion into electrical energy, you will need one of these.

What is a generator?

300

If you have one of these, you just might be able to create a copy of one of your organs.

What is a 3-D printer?

300

Sam recruited Caroline to help him because he had difficulty with this skill.

What is reading?

300

Brian is able to walk on top of the snow because he made some of these.

What are snow shoes?

300
You might not think this is one of the most deadly viruses, since most people do not fear it, but it can be very lethal. 

What is "the flu"?

300

Oil is an example of these types of fuel, which was formed from the remains of living things from millions of years ago.

What are fossil fuels?

400

Jack London is famous for writing stories that take place in this U.S. state.

What is Alaska?

400

The "place of a thousand islands" was located in this U.S. state.

What is New York?

400

The Native American man at the end of the story said, "We don't use them anymore" when examining this ancient tool that Brian made while surviving in the woods.

What are "arrowheads"?

400

This deadly virus was thought to have been eradicated from the Earth, but then samples of it were found in Maryland in 2014.

What is the smallpox virus?

400

In the TED Talk we watched last week, what type of energy was proposed as a way to speed up the process of switching over to renewable energy?

What is "local energy"?

500

Inventors studied something this animal produces in order to make very strong, lightweight materials for people to use.

What is the spider?

500

Sam's mother was the daughter of this character.

Who is Mack?

500

At first this winter phenomenon sounded like gunshots to Brian but it was later revealed to be this process.

What is the freezing of trees, which caused them to explode?

500

Robert Frost writes about "the road ____ _____" when describing his choice of one path over another.

What is "not taken"?

500

These three natural phenomenon are most often used for generating renewable energy.

What are wind, water, and sunlight?