Journey Into the Deep

True or false: The ocean remains largely unexplored.

• True

• False

In 2000, scientists from around the world set out on a quest for how long to learn more about the ocean?

• 5 years

• 10 years

• 2 years

• 9 months

Many creatures in the deep sea have what kind of bodies to sustain the pressure?

• hard or rubbery

• flowy

• soft

• large

What is chemosynthesis?

• Converting sunlight into energy

• Converting gases and chemicals into energy

• Breathing in chemicals

• Turning a caterpillar into a butterfly

What is a hydrothermal vent?

• an opening where the air conditioning air comes in through

• a type of stormy weather in the ocean

• a place in the ocean floor where hot, chemical-rich water comes blasting out

• a long fast swimming fish that lives in the depth of the sea

Where do ocean ridges typically form?

• At the top of rocky mountains

• Where plates are slowly moving apart

• In deep lakes mainly

• Random spots in the ocean floors

Why are we not sure if yeti crabs are rare or not?

• We don't care enough about them to study them

• They are NOT rare

• We haven't studied enough of the ocean floor to know if they are rare

• They ARE rare

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Do you think that it would be fun to explore the deep ocean floor? Why?

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