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What was the weather like on Earth's surface?
What was the weather like on Earth's surface?
- Hot and dry
- Warm and sunny
- Humid and foggy
- Cold and gray (correct)
How do people grow their food in this Era?
How do people grow their food in this Era?
- Hunting and gathering
- Using artificial lights (correct)
- Importing from other planets
- Using natural sunlight
What do people hope will happen to the weather someday?
What do people hope will happen to the weather someday?
- It will start raining more
- It will become warmer (correct)
- It will stay the same
- It will get colder
What is the purpose of the subway in this era?
What is the purpose of the subway in this era?
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What do the friends do in their favorite spot, the quiet dead-end cave?
What do the friends do in their favorite spot, the quiet dead-end cave?
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What has the sky been like for years?
What has the sky been like for years?
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How did people live in the past?
How did people live in the past?
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What is the purpose of the artificial lights?
What is the purpose of the artificial lights?
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What do people sometimes think they see between the gray clouds?
What do people sometimes think they see between the gray clouds?
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Where do people live in the present?
Where do people live in the present?
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Study Notes
The Ice Age
- The Earth is experiencing a prolonged period of cold weather, with gray skies and blowing snow.
- Humans have been living underground for years, sheltered from the harsh weather in caves and tunnels.
Life Before the Ice Age
- In the past, the Earth's surface was habitable, with blue skies, soft green ground, and warm air.
- People were able to walk outside without protection.
Current Life Under the Ice Age
- Artificial lights are used to grow food underground.
- The subway is used for transportation to classrooms and workplaces.
Human Life and Aspirations
- People hope for a change in the weather, returning to the warm and green environment of the past.
- Young people gather in a quiet dead-end cave beneath a skylight, wishing for the endless frozen wind to cease.
- They occasionally think they see calm blue sky between the gray rushing clouds, giving them hope for a better future.
The Ice Age
- The Earth is experiencing a prolonged period of cold weather, with gray skies and blowing snow.
- Humans have been living underground for years, sheltered from the harsh weather in caves and tunnels.
Life Before the Ice Age
- In the past, the Earth's surface was habitable, with blue skies, soft green ground, and warm air.
- People were able to walk outside without protection.
Current Life Under the Ice Age
- Artificial lights are used to grow food underground.
- The subway is used for transportation to classrooms and workplaces.
Human Life and Aspirations
- People hope for a change in the weather, returning to the warm and green environment of the past.
- Young people gather in a quiet dead-end cave beneath a skylight, wishing for the endless frozen wind to cease.
- They occasionally think they see calm blue sky between the gray rushing clouds, giving them hope for a better future.
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