5th gr. u3w4 Gulf Spill Superheroes

What spilled out of the Deepwater Horizon?

• salt

• sodium

• oil

Where did the disaster in 2010 occur?

• Gulf of Mexico

• New York Harbor

• Lake Michigan

Who treated animals that were harmed by the spill?

• engineers

• veterinarians

• insurance companies

Who could have lost income because of the oil spill?

• NASA scientists

• fishermen

• bankers

What was the SWORD?

• a type of habitat

• a type of boat

• a type of pipe

Which sentence explains the main cause of the problem?

• It takes a team of superheroes to solve a problem.

• An oil-drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.

• Scientists tried to understand what was happening underwater.

What was the first thing people did when the problem occurred?

• Massive fires raged above the waters.

• Experts tried to use robots to stop the spill.

• Crews moved survivors off the rig before it sank.

Which detail explains why human divers couldn’t fix the leak?

• Oil poured from a broken pipeline.

• Robots had artificial arms and special tools.

• The broken pipe was more than a mile below the water’s surface.

Which detail explains how NASA helped?

• Satellites sent information to scientists on the ground.

• They worked with the U.S. Coast Guard to put out the fire.

• They dedicated their efforts to helping animals.

Which sentence explains how the SWORD was helpful?

• They told fisherman where it was safe to fish.

• The oil rig accident required heroic efforts.

• The boat picked up oil as it moved.