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Why is echolocation important to the study of the ocean floor?
Because it helps map the ocean floor and have a better picture of it Because it helps map the ocean floor and have a better picture of it
What are sonars used for?
Scientist use Sonar to map the ocean floor. Scientist use Sonar to map the ocean floor.
How is a bathymetric profile made?
A bathymetric profile, or a profile of the contours of the ocean floor, is made with sonar or satellites or a combination of both. Bathymetric profiles are used for coast line construction and oceanography. Scientists use sonar and satellites to map the ocean, hence, the result of bathymetric profiles.
What did scientist use to map the ocean floor?
Scientists used a combination of echo sounders, sonar, and satellites to map the ocean floor. These technologies help create detailed maps by measuring the depth of the ocean floor and identifying features such as ridges, trenches, and seamounts.
Are submersibles used to map the ocean floor?
no sonars areNo they are not, a sonar maps the ocean floor.
Describe how a bathymetric profile is made?
A bathymetric profile, or a profile of the contours of the ocean floor, is made with sonar or satellites or a combination of both. Bathymetric profiles are used for coast line construction and oceanography. Scientists use sonar and satellites to map the ocean, hence, the result of bathymetric profiles.
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 was used aboard HMS Challenger to map the ocean floor?
HMS Challenger used echo soundings, which involved sending sound waves to the ocean floor and recording the time it took for them to bounce back, to map the ocean floor. This method helped create the first global maps of ocean depths.
What tools are used to study ocean floor?
echo location is used to study, and map the ocean floor. submarines and camaras can also be used.
How many of the plates on the map consist entirely of ocean floor?
1000
Where can you find a map of the ocean floor?
Download google earth. In layers on right bottom select OCEAN
Do you need to have a topographic map in order to explore the ocean floor?
No. The ocean floor can be located by sonar, by probe or by diving. But a topographic map will save time and money and preclude errors, as well as providing some safety.
