CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Mariana ____ is the deepest known place on Earth
A
Volcanoe
B
Seamount
C
Ridge
D
Trench
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Mariana Trench, in the Pacific Ocean, is the deepest location on Earth. According to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the United States has jurisdiction over the trench and its resources. Scientists use a variety of technologies to overcome the challenges of deep-sea exploration and explore the Trench.

Detailed explanation-2: -One reason the Mariana Trench is so deep, he added, is because the western Pacific is home to some of the oldest seafloor in the world-about 180 million years old. Seafloor is formed as lava at mid-ocean ridges. When it’s fresh, lava is comparatively warm and buoyant, riding high on the underlying mantle.

Detailed explanation-3: -The distance between the surface of the ocean and the trench’s deepest point-the Challenger Deep, which lies about 200 miles (322 kilometers) southwest of the U.S. territory of Guam-is nearly 7 miles (11 kilometers).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Mariana Trench, which is situated within the territories of the U.S. dependencies of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, was designated a U.S. national monument in 2009.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Mariana Trench was first pinpointed in 1875 during the undertaking of a global circumnavigation. It was found by utilizing sounding equipment on the HMS Challenger. It was named for the nearby Mariana Islands.

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