Using the Voyage to the Deep resource guide and the associated online site, answer the questions on the handout given in class. A pdf copy of the resource guide can be found here:
http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/deepsea/Resources/resources.html
A copy of the questions is below…
Reading questions
1. Describe how Riftia pachyptila get their energy.
2. Who led the Extreme 2000 mission?
3. The Earth’s largest mountain range is where? How long is it in Km?
4. The ____________ is the most heat tolerant animal on Earth. It can survive in an environment as hot as ______C (_____F)
5. What is the term for one tectonic plate being forced under another? What is the result?
6. Who is credited with building the first submarine?
7. What do “black smokers” spew?
8. How do hydrothermal vents form?
9. Where did the “Extreme 2000” dive take place?
10. At what depth was the deepest recorded fish found?
11. What makes Archaea so unique?
12. Why are scientists excited about the possibility that there are hydrothermal vents on Europa?
13. How many hours of life support are there on Alvin for its crew?
14. Who made the deepest dive in history? How deep was it?
15. Convert the British units of measure in the “How Deep is the Ocean?” article in the Geology section to metric units.
16. Compare and contrast photosynthesis and chemosynthesis.
17. Define the following words: bioluminescence, hydrostatic, microbe, symbiosis
Internet search (http://www.ocean.udel.edu/deepsea)
1. Why can the water around a hydrothermal vent reach temperatures of 300-400 C and still not be boiling?
2. What questions was crew member Liz McCliment trying to answer?
3. What type of scientist is Tim Shank and what factors was he interested in?
4. What is the scientific name for the Vent Crab? What must scientists do in order to keep the adult crabs safe in the lab at the University?
5. Describe the plume and tube of a Tubeworm. (hint – resources – http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/vents/anatomy.html)
Due: Wednesday, 10/26/11
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