Exploring the Marianas Trench-2.0

What is the deepest natural trench in the world known as?

• Challenger Deep

• Marianas Trench

• Puerto Rico Trench

• Tonga Trench

The first successful manned descent to the bottom of the Marianas Trench was made in 1960 by US Navy Lt. Don Walsh and Swiss scientist Jacques Piccard aboard a bathyscaphe called _______.

• Challenger

• Trieste

• Deepsea Challenger

• Nautilus

What is the primary purpose of the article about the Marianas Trench?

• To entertain

• To inform

• To persuade

• To describe

If Mount Everest was placed at the bottom of the Marianas Trench, how far would you have to go down to reach the peak?

• 1,000 meters

• 5,000 meters

• 8,848 meters

• 10,994 meters

What is the deepest known trench in the world?

• Marianas Trench

• Tonga Trench

• Philippine Trench

• Kuril-Kamchatka Trench

If Mount Everest was placed at the bottom of the Marianas Trench, how far would you have to go down to reach the peak? Fill in the blank: You would have to go down ______ meters.

• 1,000 meters

• 2,184 meters

• 3,000 meters

• 4,000 meters

Which ocean is the Marianas Trench located in?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

What is the approximate depth of the Marianas Trench?

• 5,000 meters

• 7,000 meters

• 10,000 meters

• 11,000 meters

Who was the first person to reach the bottom of the Marianas Trench solo?

• James Cameron

• Jacques Piccard

• Don Walsh

• Victor Vescovo