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Show 2 The Salt Lake Tribune SUNDAY COMICS sunday, February 18, 2001 SUNDAY, FEB. 18, 2001 World of Won AN EDUCATIONAL SERIES DEVOTED TO EXPLORING THE REALMS OF HIS i si ma evenage who live there. Aunique ecosystem thrives near the chimney-like formations alongtherifts ‘on the ocean floor. Since they were first discovered in 1977, scientists havestudied these “black smokers”. Wateras hot ds 760° F can Spout from ae eee in the bathyscaphe Trieste. el eg ose e S J ee Denizensof the depths leachedfrom Minerals eee eae ious etl the heated waterjets : Black Ocean trenches pE & TECHNOLOGY Strange world magine a world where your life is spent searching for slowly falling food in Pitch-black and freezing still water. Occasionally, you may See an‘ferie, greenish, glowing light in the distance. Swim to the light, and huge toothy jaws may snap down in front of you! Life in ' the abyss is hard — food is scarce, so it’s an eat or be eaten world. There are interesting geological out. Magma hardens into rounded rock as it cools. the mineral tubes thatare as tall as 33 pe No sunlight penetratesthis realm, microbes there can combine oxyoe with the vent minerals and make aes on “ nex: cere reid seawater into food using a process called chemosynthesis. Tubeworms,fish and giant clams then colonizethe active vents and feed on the microbes. Kitchen science lab Watch your own black smokerwithout stepping into a submarine! Here's what you'll need: A big,transparent glass container Mariana. W.Pacific 36,198 Rich with life (try a pitcher, or an old goldfish bowl) I S. Pacific _35,433 Since biologists first blue, 4 red and.4 green] the Galapagos rift, an average of one new Thinstring or pethread A small glass bottle witha in Philippine W.Pacific 32,995 Kermadec. S. Pacific 32,963 Izu-Ogasawara W. Pacific 32,087 discovered vents near 12 Kase perpen (we used 4 neck(ask an adult for an spice jar) 1. Tie string around the aan small bottle, leaving a long eash, 2. Fill the large containerwith aade “4 very cold water. 3. Put the food coloring in the ‘small bottle and The depth of the ocean varies according to the geologicalfeatures of Since Oceanographers divide the researchers the Earth's crust. poses into zones based on the depth ofthe water, Sunlight seldom Beneereaes deeper than 300 feet. 1977, fill. with hot water. 4. Carefullylift the @] lowerit into the big container Until it rests on the bottom. Move. the mysterious Pressure andcold increase in life-forms around them. the string aside. 5. Record your deeper water. Animals and plants adapt accordingto the zonethey live in. observations. 2001 Tiiefeldt Studios inc; Distributed by United Feature Syndicate Inc. Aa (nist NdSHINE, ay RISE AND OUTSIDE FOR ROLL CALL THIS SESSION TODAY IS ON SELF-MOTIVATION ORELSE! 4 T DONT KNOW IF L MENTIONED IT BUTSARA, Wet ates » Attach string lowly have explored BEET! — eRe ‘ON OURSELVES WHEN WEASSIGN Toe ae oFERIE DEVERKTHING, YKNOW:Aoa |