Sonar is also known as echo sounding.
List 3 technologies for studying the ocean floor.
I think i read you can use ocean height apparently the ocean buldges in places of high topography and is lower in low topography not too sure on that one or just good old rope and a weight and drop it off the side of a boat like they used to back in the day haha.
List three technologies for studying the ocean floor.
Continental shelf 300 feet continental slope 300 10 000 feet abyssal plain 10 000 feet abyssal hill 3 000 feet up from the abyssal plain seamount 6 000 feet.
This graphic shows several ocean floor features on a scale from 0 35 000 feet below sea level.
What are the three technologies for studying the ocean floor.
Studying the ocean floor is difficult because the environment is so hostile.
It is the bottom of the ocean when you dive.
The following features are shown at example depths to scale though each feature has a considerable range at which it may occur.
Describe the composition of the ocean floor.
Study and understanding of oceans is important for the shipping industry.
There are three tools used to map the ocean floor sonar satellites and submersibles.
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In terms of composition theres a drilling coring and grabbing sediment samples.
The ocean floor is literally the floor of the ocean.
Plate tectonics and the geology of the sea.
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Learn about eleven technologies that are used to understand oceans and its activities.
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Oceanography compound of the greek words ὠκεανός meaning ocean and γράφω meaning write also known as oceanology is the study of the physical and biological aspects of the ocean it is an important earth science which covers a wide range of topics including ecosystem dynamics.
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Sonar is a type of electronic depth sounding equiptment made in the 1920 s it is an acronym for sound navigation and ranging.
The seafloor can be studied indirectly with tools such as sonar.
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Ocean currents waves and geophysical fluid dynamics.
It can be studied directly using special vehicles.
Today s technology lets scientists to study the ocean in a quicker and precise way.