Inventions
What invention is Thomas Edison very famous for?
The lightbulb
The big problem in the City of Ember
What is the lights are going out.
This habitat gets less than 10 inches of rain per year
Desert
Define the word Era
a period of time in history
the n in this equation:
5xn= 20
4
What invention led to paved roads and then freeways?
The auto
Lina's younger sister.
Who is Poppy
This covers 70% of the earth.
What is water
Define the word quest
go in search of something important to you
What is farming
What was a bicycle originally called?
Hobbyhorse
The mayor keeps this hidden in a secret room
The most common type of tree that grows in the boreal forest.
Evergreens
Define the word engineer
an egineer is a person who uses science to design and build machines
2 threats to natural resources
climate change overpopulation pollution
What material was first used to make bicycle tires?
Garden hose
Doon and Lina find these in the storeoom that help with lighting the city.
What are candles
Another name for the boreal forest.
Taiga
Define the word perplexed
perplexed is feeling confused
what are single use plastics
2 other things that Thomas Edison invented
Phonograph, battery, kinetoscope
They left instructions for the people of Ember
Who are the builders
The reason boreal forests are so important for the environment.
they create oxygen, they store carbon, they slow climate change.
Define the word lingers
when something lingers it remains for a long time
What Issou Ceesay makes from plastic bags
Crocheted purses