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Describe a "time capsule" in your own words.

Possible answer: A container with items that people in the future will use to imagine a specific point in time.

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Is this room ornate? Why or why not?

It's not ornate, because it has no decoration.

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Computer chips are very intricate. True for false? Why?

True. Computer chips have many extremely fine details.

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Why did Pompeii become a time capsule?

Because a volcanic eruption preserved it.

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Was Pompeii a city of the country of Italy?

No, it wasn't. It was in the Roman Empire, before Italy was a country.

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How many years ago was AD79?

Current year minus 79. (1,943 years)

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What kind of lake was made in Shi Cheng? Why?

An artificial lake was made to create electricity.

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Why did people leave Shi Cheng?

Because the city was flooded to create a lake.

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Why did people move to Bodie?

To try to find gold.

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Why was Bodie a perilous place to live?

Gunfighters, robbers, and other criminals.

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True or false: After the nuclear meltdown near Pripyat, all wildlife was destroyed.

False. The forest has recovered.

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What escaped from Chernobyl?

Radiation

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Why don't people live in Pripyat if the wildlife is so great?

Radiation, nuclear contamination.

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BONUS TRUE OR FALSE: Drinking vodka helps reduce radiation poisoning.

True. Now you know.

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Why was Pripyat a great place to live before the Chernobyl accident?

Low crime, high employment.

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What did people used to ask in Bodie?

"Did anyone get killed last night?"

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