Titanic

sediment

• moisture

• grease

• solid that settles at the bottom of a liquid

• liquid that becomes a solid

sonar

• large and strong nets

• metal object thrown overboard to hold boat in place

• wooden steering wheel

• equipment used to locate underwater objects

debris

• broken pieces

• passageway

• entryway

• flying objects

robotic

• well constructed

• manually operated

• quickly assembled

• computer controlled

The car was cramped

• not able to be driven

• antique

• not having much space

• expensive

she put her feet in the ooze

• soft mud

• steaming water

• murky stream

• dampened dirt

interior

• inside

• veranda

• new extension

• outside

How are the pictures most helpful in the story?

• they show how the Titanic was advertised

• they show what people looked like in the early 1900s.

• they show equipment that the author used as well as the shipwreck

• they show how beautiful the Titanic was

why did the noise of the sonar speed up?

• the sub was getting closer to the shipwreck

• the sub was going faster

• the sub's steering mechanism became broken

• the sub was nearing the ocean's bottom

Why did the Titanic sink?

• it was in a storm

• it hit another ship

• it was not well made

• it hit an iceberg