Clues
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Answers A-Z cept x
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A: Famous American submersible active since 1964
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Alvin
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B: Spherical type of submersible that was used for the first expedition to the seafloor
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Bathysphere
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C: The deepest area of the seabed on Earth
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Challenger Deep
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D: Everything from 600ft below the surface to the seafloor
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The Deep Sea
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E: Word for an organism that lives in very harsh conditions. Hint: the suffix is phile
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Extremophiles
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F: 1972 American-French collaboration project for deep sea exploration
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FAMOUS
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G: Mysterious cephalopod known for being sperm whale food. Think Cthulhu
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Giant Squid
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H: Geyser like chimmneys that spout superheated, mineral-enriched water from Earth's crust.
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Hydrothermal Vents
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I: My old cat's name (Hint: think Italy or south indian snack food)
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Idli
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J: Man O' War, Box, Sea Wasp etc.
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Jellyfish
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K: whale food thats basically plankton
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krill
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L: Bioluminescent fish that is named after a light source.
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Lanternfish
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M: Gigantic underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics
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Mid Ocean Ridge
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N: Name of a deep sea mining company and an ancient cephalapod
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Nautilus
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O: Plural of the animal that is known for shooting ink.
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Octopus
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P: Second Hardest Question (probably) : Clumps of minerals that contain a mix of valuable metals. Hint: the word nodule is last.
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Polymetallic/Manganese Nodules
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Q: The sound ducks make...
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Quack
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R: A place where fish often thrive in the ocean. Think coral
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Reef
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S: The vehicle of choice for trips to the deep sea.
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Submersible
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T: Marine invertebrates with stalks that are white on bottom and red on top.
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Tubeworms
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U: Where you are when you go below water
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Underwater
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V: Hundreds of these are often located underwater near tectonic plate movement. Think aa
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Volcano
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W: One of the first two humans to dive down to the deep sea
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William Beebe
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X: X... why... It is now C! C: The main way animals survive at seafloor were no sunlight exists. It involves absorbing chemicals from the inner Earth for nutrients. Think photosynthesis
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Chemosynthesis
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yhpargonaecO
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Z: One of the metals that can be potentially harvested from the deep sea
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Zinc
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