Mariana Trench

The Mariana Trench is located in the ______ Ocean.

• Indian

• Pacific

• Western Atlantic

• Arctic

How deep is the Mariana Trench?

• 9 miles

• 12 miles

• 5 miles

• 6.83 miles

There are hypothermal vents in the Mariana Trench.

• True

• False

Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit, and salt water freezes at 28 degrees Celsius.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The Marian Trench has marine life that has adapted to the cold temperature and pressure.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What year did the H.M.S. Challenger set out to map the ocean floor?

• 1492

• 1672

• 1872

• 1972

The Challenger crisscrossed the oceans covering _______ miles.

• 19,000

• 7,000

• 70,000

• 700

The Challenger crew was 200 miles off the island of Guam when they lowered the rope for a routine measurement.

• True

• False

The Challenger's crude map of the ocean floor _____ the theory that the floors of the oceans were flat.

• proved

• disproved

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

Sonar was developed in the early 1900s but perfect in the ______.

• 1960s

• 2000s

• 1940s

• 1950s

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-5