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100

This instrument is used to measure temperature.  

What is a thermometer?

100

This tool uses a magnetic needle to help you determine direction.
 

What is a compass?

100

This part provides the electrical power needed to start your car.


 What is the battery?

100


In this popular series, Greg Heffley documents the struggles of middle school life in his journal.

 What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?

200

This type of cloud is large, dark, and often associated with thunderstorms.

What is a cumulonimbus cloud?

200

If you become lost while hiking, this is generally the safest thing to do rather than continuing to wander.
 

What is stay in one place?  

200

This part uses friction to slow down and stop your vehicle when you press the brake pedal.

 What is the alternator?


200

In this novel, Stanley Yelnats is sent to Camp Green Lake, where he spends his days digging large holes in the desert.


What is Holes?

300

The enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale measures this weather event.

What are tornadoes? 

300

This simple outdoor rule means you should carry out everything you carried in.
 

What is Leave No Trace?

300

These rubber parts are the only parts of your vehicle designed to make direct contact with the road.

 What are tires?

300


In this novel, a boy named Percy discovers that his father is Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea.


What is Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief?

400

This weather instrument measures atmospheric or air pressure.

What is a barometer? 

400

When building a campfire, you should clear away these materials from around the fire to prevent it from spreading.

What are dry leaves, grass, and other flammable materials?


400

This part uses friction to slow down and stop your vehicle when you press the brake pedal.



What are the brakes?

400

In this novel, Ponyboy Curtis is a member of a group known as the Greasers.


What is The Outsiders?

500

This boundary forms when a cold air mass moves in and pushes underneath a warmer air mass.

What is a cold front? 

500

In an emergency, this whistle pattern—three short blasts—is commonly used as a signal for help.
 

What is three whistle blasts?

500

This part circulates coolant through the engine and radiator to help prevent the engine from overheating.

What is the water pump?

500


In this dystopian novel, 12-year-old Jonas is selected to become the Receiver of Memory for his community.
 

What is The Giver?