Mariana Trench- HMH Module 6

The passage says that if Mount Everest were placed in the Challenger Deep, its peak would be underwater. What does peak mean?

• top

• size

• shape

• weight

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

Which point is best supported by the information about anglerfish and flashlight fish?

• Special instruments allow humans to study the deep sea.

• Humans cannot live in the rough conditions in the deep sea.

• Some animals have skills that help them live in the deep sea.

• Scientists are just beginning to understand animals in the deep sea

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the word that's talking about the area of land around you?

• canyon

• scenic

• landscape

• trench

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The summit of the mountain is its . . .

• side

• highest point

• lowest point

• center

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

The Challenger Deep is the deepest point in the Mariana Trench. How did the Challenger Deep get its name?

• It was named after the British Royal Navy ship sent to measure the ocean depths.

• Its name comes from a machine whose weights extend to the bottom of the ocean.

• Its name is related to a type of echo sounder that sends sound waves to the seafloor.

• It was named after the scientists who discovered that water near the Mariana Islands was very deep.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

When something thrives it . . .

• grows underground

• is really big

• is dying

• grows well and is healthy

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is happening at the bottom of the Mariana Trench?

• The Puerto Rico Trench is being created.

• The bottom of the Mariana Trench is moving up, toward the surface.

• A layer of puttylike rock is moving between a heavy plate and a lighter plate.

• A heavy plate of rock is pressing into a lighter plate of rock, causing the heavy plate to move down.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

Which one of the following is prehistoric?

• eggs

• cheetah

• leaf

• dinosaur

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which one of the following is vital?

• candy

• water

• chicken nuggets

• PS5

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

Why do U.S. naval submarines use the Mariana Trench as an expressway?

• The water at the bottom of the trench is clearer.

• It is more difficult for enemies to detect them there.

• The area provides a safe space away from harmful forces of nature.

• The navy has mapped the entire trench and is familiar with the entire area.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2