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Jacques Cousteau Vocabulary

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  • When Jacques was young, he liked to ____ with gadgets, taking them apart and putting them back together. (tinker/break/fly)
    tinker
  • He made lights to ____ the sea's mysteries.
    illuminate
  • What did Cousteau and his crew find when diving in the waters near France?
    wine that was over 2,200 years old
  • Old diving suits did not allow freedom of movement. The air hose (broke/tethered/swam) the diver to the boat.
    thethered
  • Which word is closest in meaning to frigid? hot, cold, windy
    cold
  • Which word is closest in meaning to tethered? held to, tied to, or apart from
    tied to
  • Jacques also loved to ____ and build all sorts of gadgets.
    tinker
  • Which word is closest in meaning to explore? search, exit, vacation
    search
  • Jacques Cousteau would (ascend/fall/descend) into the waters to explore.
    descend
  • Cousteau's team invented the Diving Saucer, which could _____ 350 meters into the ocean.
    descend
  • Jacques Cousteau explored the ____ waters of Antarctica.
    frigid
  • Jacques liked to (explore/run from/visit) the Mediterranean.
    explore
  • Jacques and his team explored the (sweltering/hot/frigid) waters of Antarctica.
    frigid
  • Which word is closest in meaning to cherish? love, dislike, annoy
    love
  • Which word is closest in meaning to tinker? fidget, break, open
    fridget
  • Jacques Cousteau wanted to ____ the ocean.
    explore
  • He used a light to (darken/break/illuminate the waters).
    illuminate
  • How did Jacques Cousteau improve the camera?
    He designed a camera that could go underwater.
  • Jacques Cousteau loved the sea, and he wanted everyone to ____ it.
    cherish
  • The diving suits of his day were heavy and _____.
    bulky
  • Diving suits once had an air hose that ____ the diver to the boat.
    tethered
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