Chapter 23 Vocabulary
Chapter 23 Vocabulary
Chapter 24 Vocabulary
Chapter 24 Vocabulary
Comprehension Questions
100
correct in all details, exact
What is "accurate"
100
strong enough to survive difficult conditions
What is "tough"
100
a unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds, also used as an exaggeration to mean a lot of something
What is a "ton"
100
the land next to the ocean
What is the "coast"
100
this term means the lines on a map that go from left to right and tell north-south position
What is "latitude"
200
a period of 100 years
What is a "century"
200
to fix or mend something
What is "repair"
200
to make someone feel certain that something is true
What is "convince"
200
a job or particular thing that you have to do
What is a "task"
200
this word means the lines on a map that go up and down and show east-west position
What is "longitude"
300
occurring continuously for a period of time
What is "constant"
300
do something to earn, have, or show qualities worthy of a reward or punishment
What is "deserve"
300
the tools, machines, etc., that you need for a particular job or activity
What is "equipment"
300
to carefully look for facts to find out what is true
What is "investigate"
300
John Harrison invented this device to measure longitude
What is the "chronometer"
400
to watch carefully, notice, or perceive
What is "observe"
400
a particular form of something that differs from earlier forms, like an iPhone 4s
What is "model"
400
to pay a company regularly so the company will pay the costs if anything bad happens
What is "insure"
400
something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain
What is a "mystery"
400
this is the reason some companies believed they deserved some of the gold Tommy Thompson found
What is "they had insured the gold on the SS Central America"
500
to survive during difficult conditions
What is "endure"
500
create or design something new
What is "invent"
500
willing to do anything to change a bad situation
What is "desperate"
500
having made a decision to do something that you will not change
What is "determined"
500
this is the reason some people believe Tommy hid the rest of the gold, others thought he was hiding from his investors, and his fans thought he was looking for other shipwrecks
What is "it is a mystery", no one knows where he is