Sonar
This is what scientists use to find out how deep the ocean is
What is sonar?
These are mountains far below the ocean
What are underwater mountains?
This is the depth of the deepest place on earth
What is 7.1 miles?
Compare and contrast the deepest parts of the ocean with outer space
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This animal also uses sonar
What are bats?
These are deep trenches, far below the ocean
What are underwater canyons?
This is what scientists use to explore the deepest parts of the ocean
What are special submarines?
The ocean is as deep as Mt. Everest is high. What type of figurative language is this?
What is a simile?
The longer the sound takes to travel back to the boat, the ____________ the ocean is in that region
What is deeper?
This landform is located in the Atlantic Ocean between the North Pole and the South Pole
What is an underwater mountain range?
This is a strange fish with sharp teeth and a lightbulb on its head
What is the Anglerfish?
Why do you think it is important for scientists to know how deep the ocean is? Who can benefit from this information? How can they benefit?
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If the sound takes less time to travel back to the boat, the more____________ the ocean is in that region
What is shallow?
This underwater canyon is the deepest place on earth
What is the Mariana Trench?
This is a colorful relative of the jellyfish
What is the combfish?
Sonar has allowed scientists to create animations of these two underwater landforms
What are underwater mountains and underwater canyons?
You can fit this landform in the Mariana Trench
What is Mount Everest?
This is an underwater creature that has appeared in numerous Internet memes
What is the blob fish?