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Journey to the Bottom of the Earth

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    Journey to the Bottom of the Earth
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  • Who is James Cameron?
    A famous explorer and film director
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  • How deep is the deepest point in the ocean?
    11,000 metres (36,000 feet)
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  • What has Cameron wanted to do from an early age?
    He has wanted to dive and explore the ocean.
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  • What did Cameron do in 2012?
    He traveled to the deepest point of the Mariana Trench.
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  • What four features make the Mariana Trench so difficult to explore?
    It's isolated, extreme depth/pressure, just a few degrees above freezing and always in darkness.
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  • What is the temperature at the bottom of the Mariana Trench?
    A few degrees above freezing
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  • When was the Mariana Trench first explored?
    1960
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  • What did the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER pick up?
    Rocks and animals
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  • How long did it take Cameron to reach the bottom?
    2 hours and 36 minutes.
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  • How long did it take to reach sea level?
    70 minutes
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  • What can scientists learn from Cameron's rock samples?
    They might discover more about the shape of the land and the earthquakes that cause tsunamis.
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  • How might scientists learn about how life began from the Challenger Deep?
    By studying the organisms that survive there.
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  • Why was Cameron's breath condensed and stored?
    So that he could drink it in an emergency.
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