Mariana Trench

Mariana Trench

​Vocabulary

A trench is a long, narrow groove or ditch.

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​trench (n.)

​Heavy machinery is used to dig a long trench.

Open Ended

Use the word trench in your own sentence.

When I went to visit ___, I saw a ___ trench

Multiple Choice

What word means a long, narrow groove or ditch?

• trench

• summit

• thrive

• prehistoric

• vital

The summit of a mountain is its top or highest point.

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​summit (n.)

​The summit of the Matterhorn has a unique shape.

Open Ended

Use the word summit in your own sentence.

It will feel ___ when I climb to the summit of Mount Everest.

Multiple Choice

What word means highest point of a mountain?

• trench

• summit

• thrive

• prehistoric

• vital

When living things thrive, they grow well and are healthy.

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​thrive (v.)

​Many types of plants thrive in a rainforest.

Open Ended

Use the word thrive in your own sentence.

When my ___ help(s) me with___, I thrive in ___.

Multiple Choice

What word means to grow well and healthy?

• trench

• summit

• thrive

• prehistoric

• vital

Something that is prehistoric is very old, from a time before history was recorded.

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​prehistoric (adj.)

​Prehistoric animals, like dinosaurs, roamed the Earth long before people.

Open Ended

Use the word prehistoric in your own sentence.

___ is/are from prehistoric times.

Multiple Choice

What word means is very old and is formed a time before history was recorded ?

• trench

• summit

• thrive

• prehistoric

• vital

If something is vital, it is needed or very important.

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​vital (adj.)

​Water is vital to all living things.

Open Ended

Use the word vital in your own sentence.

It is vital to have ___ when ___.

Multiple Choice

What word means it is needed or very important?

• trench

• summit

• thrive

• prehistoric

• vital

Match

Match the following

• trench

• summit

• thrive

• prehistoric

• vital

The runner had to be careful not to fall into the ___ on the side of the road.

He was one of the few explorers to reach the ___ of Mount Everest.

Flowers should ___ if they are watered and placed in the s

Dinosaur fossils are from ___ times.

Food and water are ___ for survival.

• The runner had to be careful not to fall into the ___ on the side of the road.

• He was one of the few explorers to reach the ___ of Mount Everest.

• Flowers should ___ if they are watered and placed in the s

• Dinosaur fossils are from ___ times.

• Food and water are ___ for survival.

A glimpse is a very quick look at something.

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​glimpse (n.)

​We saw a glimpse of two orcas as they surfaced.

Open Ended

Use the word glimpse in your own sentence.

I got a glimpse of ___ because ___.

Multiple Choice

What word means a very quick look at something?

• glimpse

• submersible

• remotely

• autonomous

• vital

If something is submersible, it can go or work under water.

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​submersible (adj.)

​A submersible camera is nice to use when scuba diving.

Open Ended

Use the word submersible in your own sentence.

When I read the word submersible, I think ___.

Multiple Choice

What word means it can go or work under water?

• glimpse

• submersible

• remotely

• autonomous

• vital

If you use something remotely, you control it from a distance.

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​remotely (adj.)

​The toy car can be controlled remotely.

Open Ended

Use the word remotely in your own sentence.

___ can be controlled remotely.

Multiple Choice

What word means you can control it from a distance?

• glimpse

• submersible

• remotely

• autonomous

• vital

If something is autonomous, it controls itself.

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​autonomous (adj.)

​The autonomous machines in the factory are assembling cars.

Open Ended

Use the word autonomous in your own sentence.

An autonomous thing I would like to have is ___ to ___.

Multiple Choice

What word means it controls itself?

• glimpse

• submersible

• remotely

• autonomous

• vital

Match

Match the following

• glimpse

• submersible

• remotely

• autonomous

Some animals are so fast that you can only get a ___ of them as they run or fly past you.

The vehicle was ___ to very deep parts of the ocean.

A drone is controlled ___ by its user.

People send ___ robots to areas that are too dangerous for humans.

• Some animals are so fast that you can only get a ___ of them as they run or fly past you.

• The vehicle was ___ to very deep parts of the ocean.

• A drone is controlled ___ by its user.

• People send ___ robots to areas that are too dangerous for humans.