Weather Hazards
A weather hazard that is characterized by warm air being sandwiched between 2 layers of cold air that makes snow turn into rain which then freezes.
What is an ice Storm!
The biggest type of Salmon
What is Chinook (or King) Salmon
The definition of the word:
Precious
What is: Important or valuable
Something that the people in Ember are afraid to lose
What is light.
The world's largest land forest.
What is the Boreal Forest.
This weather hazard has a funnel shaped cloud.
The next stage of a salmon life cycle after the egg.
What is Alevin
The definition for the word :
Coiled
What is: shaping something into loops or rings
Who ate part of the document Lina saved from the box?
Poppy
A simple machine with a rope/chain, used to lift objects
What is a pulley
Floodwater can contain 2 things that can be dangerous.
1. Debris
2. Bacteria/Contamination
The kind of water salmon need to thrive.
What is cold and fast moving (more oxygenated) water.
The definition of the word:
Resource
What is:
Anything, whether from nature or made by people, that helps us do something or meet our needs.
Which student wishes to trade jobs with Lina?
Doon
A cloud that is fluffy and white.
What is cumulus
3 things a snowstorm needs to have to be officially called a blizzard.
1. Low visibility
2. Winds over 35 mph
3. Lasts 3 hours or longer
What are fishladders.
The definition of the word:
Scarcity
What is:
A limited supply
What sort of shop does Lina's grandmother run?
A yarn shop
The sun heats water in oceans, lakes, rivers, turning it into vapor that rises.
What is evaporation.
The miles per hour the winds of a tropical storm has to be before it is considered a hurricane.
74 MPH
Name three threats to salmon survival
What are: ( any 3 of the following)
1. Dams
2. Overfishing
3. Natural predators ( Bears, Eagles, Seals, Orcas)
4. Aquaculture ( poor water- temperature, disease)
5. Habitat Loss
The definition of the word:
Interconnection
What is:
A mutual connection between two or more things.
Why are messengers so important in Ember?
They connect everyone to everyone else.
The narrator in a story, telling the story from their own point of view.
What is first person.