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What is device is used that emits a sound wave to measure the ocean floor?
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What instrument emits a sound wave to measure the ocean floor?
sonar
What instrument measure the depth of the ocean using sound waves?
'Sonar". And determines depth. The ocean floor topography can be mapped by 'sonar scanning'.
How is sea beam used?
It maps ocean-floor features, sea beam relies on sonar which is the use of sound waves to detect & measure objects underwater.
What does a fathometer measure?
ocean depth
Why do scientists use sonar?
to calculate the depth of the ocean floor
Which type of device emits a sound wave to measure to the ocean floor?
SONAR
What instrument emits a sound wave to measure the ocean floor?
sonar
What is depth as it is relating to the ocean?
Depth is a measure of distance between the surface and the ocean floor.
Did the scientists Henry Hess invented echo-sounding device for mapping the ocean floor?
no
What technique uses sound waves to measure the depth of the ocean floor?
Sonar.
How did scientist first map the ocean floor?
They pay the divers to go to the end of the ocean and measure the ocean floor depth before divers dive they take a long endless string keep it up the surface then take it al the way down and cut to where it ends so that when they are finished they measure
Which method is currently used least to measure the depth of the ocean floor?
Lead Weight
What instrument measure the depth of the ocean using sound waves?
'Sonar". And determines depth. The ocean floor topography can be mapped by 'sonar scanning'.
How do scientists explain older and younger rock placement on the ocean floor?
They measure how far away the rock is from the mid-ocean ridge. The farther, the older.
What is the topography of the ocean floor?
The topography of the ocean floor
Which landforms are on the ocean floor?
which landforms are on the ocean floor
Is ocean floor smooth?
The ocean floor is not smooth.The ocean floor is made up of rocks, ledges and ditches.
