Maya stared at the blinking cursor on her laptop screen. The file name was a masterpiece of all-caps panic:
Somewhere in the dark, a car alarm chirped its final, dying note. Maya smiled. That was the sound of a real-world answer key. earthquake quiz pdf
Then, the power died. Silence.
Maya looked down. He was right. Her car was gone. Maya stared at the blinking cursor on her laptop screen
She clicked "Save," yawned, and rested her head on her arms. Just five seconds, she told herself. That was the sound of a real-world answer key
She pressed the button. The ancient machine groaned louder than the aftershock. Paper jammed, un-jammed, and then, like a miracle, began to spit out pages. Question 1: What is the point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts?
Maya grabbed the damp, slightly crumpled pages. Twenty questions. Perfect.