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Two Degrees
Battle of the Books
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does Akira see down the mountain trail? | Smoke. Pg. 2 |
| Where was the smoke coming from? | The trees in the valley. Pg. 2 |
| What type of horse is Akira's dad riding? | Black Feriesian horse. Pg.2 |
| What is Arika's dad's name? | Elwood. Pg. 2 |
| What type of horse is Akira riding? | Chestnut gelding quarter horse. Pg 2 |
| What is Akira's horse's name? | Dodger. Pg 2 |
| Who first sensed the smoke? | Dodger. Pg.2 |
| Who did Arkia's father look like? | Paul Bunyan. Pg. 2 |
| What did Akira do before they set out for their morning ride? | Checked the fire conditions. Pg. 2 |
| What did the National Weather Service issue that morning? | A red flag warning. Pg. 3 |
| Where did they issue the red flag warning for? | The Sierra Nevada range. Pg 3 |
| What does a red flag warning mean? | Warm temperature, dry conditions, and strong winds are all present-could lead to a fire. Pg 3 |
| What is on the ground that could be a problem? | Brittle leaves and pine needles. Pg 3 |
| Who does Akira want to warn? | Cal fire. Pg 3 |
| What made California a tinder box? | Hotter air and longer droughts that sucked the moisture out of the air. Pg 3 |
| What was every fire that happened now in CA? | Mega fires that burned up half the state. Pg 3 |
| What is causing the changes in CA? | Human-caused climate change. Pg 3 |
| What caused Akira to miss school sometimes? | Smoke warnings. Pg 3 |
| What made Akira's well run dry? | Drought conditions. Pg 3 |
| What does Akira's dad do when anyone says "climate change"? | He challenges them on it. Pg 4 |
| What day do Akira and her dad take their horse rides? | Saturdays. Pg 4 |
| Why does Akira like the Saturday rides? | They are peaceful and restorative. Pg 4 |
| What month is it right now? | October. Pg 5 |
| What color are the leaves? | Orange, yellow, red, and green. Pg 5 |
| How did the air feel? | Crisp and cool. Pg 5 |
| What did the air smell like? | Cedar and Douglas fir. Pg 5 |
| What was in the sky? | A few dark clouds. Pg 5 |
| What never happens any more in CA? | It never rains. Pg 5 |
| Where did Dodger and Elwood carry them? | Through tall canopies of Ponderosa Pines. Pg 5 |
| What type of rocks are along the trail? | Granite. Pg 5 |
| What grows among the Granite rocks? | Bearclover and white alder. Pg 5 |
| What is at the top of the mountain? | A grove of Sequoia Trees. Pg 5 |
| What are Sequoia trees? | The tallest trees in the world. Pg 5 |
| Who does Akira's dad quote? | John Muir. Pg 5 |
| What is John Muir? | He is a Naturalist. Pg 5 |
| How wide are the Sequoia trees? | 12 feet wide. Pg 5 |
| What are full-grown Sequoias called? | Monarchs. Pg 5 |
| How old are some Sequoia trees? | Over 2000 years old. Pg 5 |
| How does Akria feel when she is among the trees? | Small and insignificant in a good way. Pg 6 |
| What are Sequoia's adapted to withstand? | Wildfires. Pg 6 |
| How thick is the Sequoia's bark? | 2 feet thick. Pg 6 |
| How do Sequoia trees reproduce? | Under extreme heat. Pg 6 |
| What makes Akira jump? | A girl's voice. Pg 7 |
| What color is the girl's hair? | Raven-black. Pg 8 |
| What length is the girl's hair? | Short. Pg 8 |
| What is Akira's dads name? | Lars. Pg 8 |
| What is the girl's name? | Sue. Pg 8 |
| What is Sue's dads name? | Daniel. Pg 8 |
| Where does Sue live? | San Francisco. Pg 8 |
| Where did Daniel park? | On the other side of the mountain. Pg 8 |
| Where did Sue pet Dodger? | On his neck. Pg 9 |
| What did Dodger do in response to Sue's touch? | He nuzzled her with his nose. Pg 9 |
| Where did Patience move? | Florida. Pg 9 |
| Who is Akira's friend now that Patience is gone? | Dodger. Pg 9 |
| What color is Akira's eyes? | Brown. Pg 9 |
| What does Daniel say is causing climate change? | Greenhouse gasses we are releasing into the air. Pg 10 |
| What is on the other side of the mountain? | A huge wildfire. Pg 11 |
| Where is the parking lot? | On the other side of the mountain away from Akira's house. Pg 11 |
| What horse is Sue riding on? | Elwood. Pg 12 |
| What horse is Daniel riding on? | Dodger. Pg 12 |
| What did Dodger keep doing? | Flicking his ears back and forth. Pg 12 |
| What does Akira pull up on her phone? | A fire tracker app. Pg 12 |
| What did Cal Fire call the wildfire? | Morris fire. Pg 12 |
| What was the fire covering? | The main road around the mountain. Pg 12 |
| What does Cal Fire giving a wildfire a name mean? | It means it is a big fire. Pg 13 |
| What happens when wind whips through a wildfire? | The fire grows out of control. Pg 13 |
| What happens when a fire gets out of control? | It eats up houses, towns, and hundreds of thousands of acres of land. Pg 13 |
| What was the parking lot made out of? | Gravel. Pg 13 |
| What type of car is Daniel's? | Hybrid. Pg 13 |
| What type of car does Lars drive? | Gas-guzzling pickup truck. Pg 13 |
| Why does Dodger whinny and dance around? | Because the fire is at the clearing. Pg 14 |
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