Practice - Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

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The ocean is big. It covers about two-thirds of Earth. The
11 ocean is also deep—very deep. The ocean’s average depth is
22 more than 2 miles (3 kilometers). At its deepest it goes down
32 nearly 7 miles (11 kilometers). That’s taller than Mount
39 Everest.
40 Think of a place where animals live. You might think of
51 a forest or grassland. But what about the ocean? In fact, the
63 ocean makes up most of Earth’s habitat. But to this day, most
75 of the deep ocean has never been explored.
83 For centuries, people thought that the bottom of the deep
93 ocean was lifeless. It is very cold in the deep, dark ocean. No
106 light reaches the bottom. And water is heavy. All that water
117 presses down hard on the sea floor. How could anything live
128 down there?
130 But then scientists began exploring the deep. What they
139 found shocked them. On the deep sea floor, they discovered
149 a world beyond their wildest imagination. It is a strange
159 world teeming with bizarre life. 164
Comprehension Check
1. What is it like at the bottom of the ocean? Main Idea and Details
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2. Why has not much of the deep ocean been explored? Main Idea and Details
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Hidden Worlds • Grade 5/Unit 6
217