Summary
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What is Alvin?
a submersible
What country are the current Olympics being held in?
Italy
True or false: CURV was a submersible.
If false: fix the sentence so it is correct.
CURV was a cable controlled underwater recovery vehicle
What is the biggest animal in the ocean?
Blue whale
True or False: The topic sentence in a summary should have key details.
If false, fix the sentence so it is true.
False: The topic sentence in a summary should not have key details.
Name two important things that Alvin found?
Titanic
microbial decomposition
hydrogen bomb
answers will vary
What is microbial decomposition?
Tiny organisms that break down organic material
Box jellyfish
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Topic sentence and conclusion sentence
What is the name of the Pilot who drove Alvin and found the Titantic?
Bob Ballard
How many countries in the world?
195
Scientists found their lunches in Alvin after a year and they tasted normal. What did this finding tell them about decomposition in the deep ocean?
Food and materials decompose very very slowly in the deep ocean because of the pressure
True or false: tectonic plates are found in the ocean
If false, fix the sentence so it is correct
True: Tectonic plates are found everywhere on Earth
What part of a summary's topic sentence is missing:
Pages 23-28 of The Last Unexplored Place on Earth was about how Alvin found the hydrogen bombs.
What was the name of the Alvin's mothership who dropped, and lost, Alvin in the ocean?
Lulu
What is the most hated vegetable in the world?
Brussel sprouts
What were the 2 names of the ROV's who helped find the Titanic?
Argo and Jason Junior (JJ)
About how many different species do scientists think are in Earth's oceans?
2,000,000
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2. Author
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What helps Alvin move through the water?
7 reversible propellers
What color car does Ms. Dieterle drive?
black
What year did the Titanic sink?
1912
How deep is the Mariana Trench?
about 36,000 feet