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What did oceanographers use to map ocean floors back then before sonar was made?
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∙ 10y ago
Back in the day, sailors would head out on the ships and tie a lead sinker to a line to measure the ocean floor. Hope this helped!! ;)
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What do oceanographers use sonar for?
to study the ocean floor with detail
Oceanographers can use sonar to calculate the depth of the ocean floor because?
sound waves can penetrate the ocean floor.
What is one technology oceanographers use today to explore nthe ocean floor?
Robotics is one such technology used today.
Which method of studying the ocean floors gives some degree of proximity but is efficient in terms of time as well?
sonar sonar sonar sonar SONAR
What types of technology are used in ocean research?
oceanographers use equipment such as sonar, satellites, and radar to map the ocean floor. marine biologists use scuba equipment, submarines, R.O.V.'s, and various other dissection tools to study and understand organisms that live in the ocean.
What scientist used sonar to prove seafloor spreading under the Atlantic ocean?
Using sonar, oceanographers were able to show that the edges of the continental shelves matched.
What is used to map mid ocean ridge?
sonar,is used to map mid-ocean ridges:]
Which method of studying the ocean floor gives some degree of proximity but is efficient in terms of time as well?
sonar sonar sonar sonar SONAR
What are sonars used for?
Scientist use Sonar to map the ocean floor. Scientist use Sonar to map the ocean floor.
Why do they use sonar mapping?
Sonar mapping is needed for ocean research patterns.
What can Differences in ocean-surface height can be measured by?
Sonar
What technology did scientists use in the mid-1900s to map the mid-ocean ridge?
Sonar.
