Exploration of the Blue Hole

Exploration of the Blue Hole

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Geography

7th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Olivia Brooks

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The video takes viewers aboard the research ship Aluia, equipped with two deep-diving submersibles, Triton and Deep Rover. The team explores a Blue Hole, a cave formed in a carbonate platform, while coordinating filming efforts from two submersibles. The mission control room plays a crucial role in communication. The narrator shares personal experiences of spending extended hours in a submarine, highlighting the achievement of being among the first to reach the bottom of a Blue Hole in the Bahamas.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the ship equipped with deep diving submersibles?

Aluia

Triton

Bahamas

Deep Rover

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which submersible is a two-man submarine?

Blue Hole

Deep Rover

Triton

Aluia

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is a Blue Hole formed?

By coral reef erosion

By tectonic shifts

By rainwater dissolving limestone

By volcanic activity

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main challenge when filming in the Blue Hole?

Lack of oxygen

High water temperature

Strong currents

Coordinating submersibles

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is the mission control room located?

On the Triton

In the Bahamas

On the Aluia

In the Blue Hole

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the mission control room?

To navigate the ship

To communicate with submersibles

To store equipment

To monitor weather conditions

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long did the crew stay underwater during the dive?

12 hours

3 hours

6 hours

9 hours

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