Read this excerpt from Exploring the Titanic.During those years I also worked as a scientist exploring other parts of the world’s oceans. In 1973 and 1974 I joined expeditions that explored the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, an enormous underwater mountain range running down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. This ridge is part of an even bigger undersea range that extends 40,000 miles around the world. In 1977, near the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, we discovered enormous red worms, some of them more than eight feet long. These giant worms live inside white tubes and cluster around underwater hot springs.Which phrase from the excerpt best helps the reader understand what the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is?
Read this excerpt from Exploring the Titanic."There's something," he said, pointing to the screen. Suddenly every member of the sleepy watch was alive and alert. No one could believe it wasn't just another false alarm, or a joke. But, no, there on the screen were clear images of things man-made.Which words from the excerpt best represent the author’s excited tone?
What is the effect when the author of Exploring the Titanic describes the night the Titanic sank?
Read this excerpt from Exploring the Titanic.ANGUS was quite like Argo, except that it was an older camera sled that took still photographs instead of video as it was towed over the sea floor. Our nickname for ANGUS was the "dope on a rope." Now we would bring our old friend to the rescue. After all, I had used ANGUS in rougher seas than this.The author includes this information about ANGUS to show that it was
Read this excerpt from Exploring the Titanic.Alvin could only dive to 6,000 feet. Since the average depth of the deep ocean is about 12,000 feet, the Navy decided to give it a new hull of titanium alloy, a very strong metal that could hold up to huge underwater pressures and allow us to dive to 13,000 feet. By chance, this refitting project was called Project Titanus.Titanium, Titanus, Titanic – that started me thinking. The Titanic was thought to lie at a depth of just over 12,000 feet. Based on the excerpt, why does the author include the name of the refitting project?
Read this excerpt from Exploring the Titanic.Soon I had spent more hours in the deep ocean than any other scientist. But the Titanic continued to haunt me. My oceanographic colleagues scoffed at my Titanic dreams and told me I should devote myself to "real" scientific projects.Colleagues are
Read the excerpt from Exploring the Titanic."I’m sure every diver dreams about the Titanic," said the speaker at the Sea Rovers meeting. "To dive down to that fabulous ship would be the ultimate thrill in underwater exploration. But she’s probably too far down for anybody to ever find her– far less explore her." Why does the author most likely include this quotation from the Sea Rovers meeting?
Read this excerpt from Exploring the Titanic.Now we had barely five weeks to complete our difficult mission. Five weeks not only to find the Titanic miles down in the middle of nowhere, but to bring back photographs of the wreck for the waiting world to see. My dream of finding the Titanic was turning out to be a constant fight against time and nature.Which words from the excerpt best help set the tone of the text?
Read this excerpt from Exploring the Titanic.I suddenly realized that I could dive to the Titanic in Alvin! Now thoughts of the Titanic just wouldn’t leave me alone. I knew I had to find that ship.Which type of mood does the author create through his word choice in this excerpt?
Read this excerpt from Exploring the Titanic.Was the Titanic really in our carefully plotted search area? If so, surely something would have shown up on our monitor screens by now. Were we looking in the wrong place? Would we return empty-handed?Which mood does the author create through the use of questions in this excerpt?
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