Exploring the Mariana Trench

What is the name of the deepest part of the Earth's oceans?

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• Mariana Trench

• Great Barrier Reef

• Challenger Plateau

How deep is the Mariana Trench approximately?

• 7,000 meters

• 10,994 meters

• 15,000 meters

• 20,000 meters

Which ocean is the Mariana Trench located in?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

The Mariana Trench was formed as a result of which type of tectonic plate boundary?

• Divergent boundary

• Transform boundary

• Convergent boundary

• Hotspot

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What type of submarine was used to explore the depths of the Mariana Trench?

• Bathysphere

• Submersible

• Trieste

• Nautilus

The deepest point of the Mariana Trench is called the ____________ Deep.

• Challenger

• Mariana

• Pacific

• Atlantic

The process of one tectonic plate being forced below another is known as ____________.

• Subduction

• Convection

• Erosion

• Deposition

The Mariana Trench is part of a system of deep-sea trenches and volcanic arcs associated with the ____________ Plate.

• Pacific

• Atlantic

• Indian

• Arctic

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The immense pressure at the bottom of the Mariana Trench is roughly ____________ times the pressure at sea level.

• 1,000

• 500

• 2,000

• 10,000

The trench was first explored in 1960 by the submersible ____________ and its crew, which included Jacques Piccard.

• Trieste

• Nautile

• Alvin

• Mir