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JS 5 U 56 DAY 2 RETURN TO THE TITANIC

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  • What does a person who is “on lookout” do?
    watches for problems
  • Why did people say it was impossible to find Titanic?
    Too deep
  • What is an “iceberg”?
    A floating mountain of ice
  • What was the first object that they saw when they finally found the ship?
    the engine
  • The Titanic was like a floating __________.
    palace
  • What does unsinkable mean?
    It can not sink
  • Why couldn’t the ship avoid the iceberg?
    They saw it too late
  • What does “disaster” mean?
    Something very bad, a horrible event
  • Why didn’t everyone get onto a lifeboat?
    There were not enough
  • What year did the Titanic set sail?
    1912
  • Many people “packed the dock” to watch Titanic set sail. What does this mean?
    People filled the place where the ship stops
  • What type of people were on board Titanic?
    all types, rich, famous, normal
  • How long was the Titanic?
    four city blocks
  • Why didn’t other ships respond to the fireworks that the Titanic set off?
    They thought it was for fun, not a signal for help
  • What are three objects that Ballard saw from the ship?
    cups, beds, shoes, suitcases
  • What did Ballard use to search the ocean floor?
    high tech tools, Argo the robot
  • What was the weather like the night the ship sank?
    clear, no clouds
  • Ballard said seeing Titanic was like visiting a ______.
    museum
  • Where did Titanic’s journey begin?
    Southhampton, England
  • What was the ride on the Titanic like at first?
    a party
  • What did Ballard take from Titanic?
    pictures
  • What does it mean to “rip something apart”?
    break into pieces
  • What was Robert Ballard’s dream?
    To find the Titanic
  • People called the Titanic “The Wonder Ship”. Why?
    it was wonderful, amazing
  • Where was the ship traveling to?
    New York, USA
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