The author of the article "Little Green Things Mean A Lot". Each student read one of her articles
Who is Michele Benesch
100
Five engineering strategies used to make buildings more earthquake resistant.
What are mass dampers, flexible pipes,
200
A book involving a Onceler, Truffala trees, and Thneeds.
What is The Lorax
200
The three names that earthquake waves take as they travel through the interior.
What are P-waves, S-waves, and Surface waves.
300
The term given to the sum total of all the effects your behavior has on the Earth.
What is your Human Footprint or Carbon Footprint?
300
Most earthquakes happen in these regions.
What are the areas around tectonic plates?
400
Getting your parents to NOT do this in the winter-time makes sure less CO2 is put into the atmosphere.
What is idling their car?
400
The two scales used to measure earthquake destruction. One measure destruction of material goods. The other measures the literal movement (displacement) of the earth.
What is the Modified Mercalli Scale and the Richter Scale.
500
The catchy term given to the act of using a product and then finding another use for the item. Lifetime lumber was a great example of this philosophy.
What is "Cradle to Cradle"?
500
In the event of an earthquake you should do this.
What is take cover under a sturdy desk, table, or doorway bracing.