Finish these sentences that describe the Cape Roberts Project.

1. The six countries involved in Cape Roberts are: ______________________, ______________________, ______________________, ______________________, ______________________, ______________________,
   
2. The two main reasons for drilling are to discover if there were ____ sheets on Antarctica causing changes in world ____ levels over the last 40 million years and to date the moving _______ (rifting) of the Antarctic continent to help understand the formation of the Transantarctic ___________________ and the Ross _______.
3. A drilling rod is going to drill down through _____________________ (formed from the accumulation of sediment over time) ___________ (layers of sediment). The rock __________ will be brought up to the surface, cut into 1m lengths, described and photographed. Samples are taken for chemical _________________ and so that remains of any organisms (______________) can be identified and the core can be __________.
4. The drilling rig is set up on sea ____ which is at least 1.5m _______, over sea water 150 to 500m_______. A hole about 1m across is cut in the ______ ______ to lower the _______ rod and the sea floor assembly. In 1996 the______ ______ was not ___________ enough to allow ________________ to start.
5. To be sure that the Project does not harm the environment, a special report was prepared. This report describes how the Project will conform to the _________________ Treaty Protocol for __________________________ Protection.

F LEARNZ BLM 2 The Cape Roberts Story

F LEARNZ BLM 6 Cape Roberts Project Timetable