Into the Unknown: Above and Below Quiz for ELA

Who invented the gondola?

• Harry Potter

• Marco Polo
• Auguste Piccard

• Percy Jackson

Which of the text evidence supports how the gondola ascended into the air?

• Manned balloon flights had already risen to the lower reaches of the stratosphere, and recently invented submarines had dived 900 feet or more below the surface of the sea.

• To make it rise, the canopy was inflated with lighter-than-air hydrogen.

• To descend, the crew pulled a cord to release hydrogen from the top of the canopy, making the whole balloon heavier.

• Equally terrible, in deep seas, water may weigh a crushing 8 tons per square inch, enough to squash an ordinary submarine like an empty soda can.

RANDOM!: What is Ms. Malta's favorite food?

• CHOCOLATE!!

• ICE CREAM!!

• COOKIES!!

• AIRHEADS!!

Which sentence talks about the danger of exploring the sea?

• By the early 1930s, explorers had traveled to every corner of the earth and mapped nearly all its land surface. Some said there was nowhere new to go.

• Who knew, for example, what lay in the stratosphere, that vast blue canopy above the clouds? Or what lurked in the depths of the deepest, darkest oceans? Were there monsters there?

• But such journeys were extremely dangerous. The air is so thin in the stratosphere that there is not enough oxygen for breathing, and human bodies collapse. Equally terrible, in deep seas, water may weigh a crushing 8 tons per square inch, enough to squash an ordinary submarine like an empty soda can.

• Manned balloon flights had already risen to the lower reaches of the stratosphere, and recently invented submarines had dived 900 feet or more below the surface of the sea.

Who was Auguste Piccard?

How high did Auguste Piccard go in his balloon flight?

• 36,000 feet

• 36,000 miles

• 26,000 millimeters

• -26,000 centimeters

Which scientist is known for the study of Earth's atmospheres?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Auguste Piccard

• Nikola Tesla

What was the purpose of Auguste Piccard's balloon flights?

• Fame and Money

• Military

• Scientific research

• Entertainment

RANDOM!: Who is Ms. DuBose's favorite candy?

• Lollipops

• Mini Starbursts

• Taffy

• Licorice

What is "a cold dense layer of water" called? (p.g. 93)

• Mesopause

• Themosphere

• Thermocline

• Mesosphere