Technology in Oceanography

a piece of equipment that accurately measures the salinity and water temperature at different depths.

• Multibeam Sonar

• CTD

• Buoy

• Sail frone

reflects sound waves off of the bottom to map the ocean floor.

• Multibeam Sonar

• CTD

• Buoy

• Sail drone

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

anchored to the bottom, continuous data collection

• Multibeam Sonar

• CTD

• Buoy

• Sail drone

a type of autonomous vehicle

• Multibeam Sonar

• CTD

• Buoy

• Sail drone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

a type of autonomous vehicle

• Multibeam Sonar

• CTD

• Buoy

• Sail drone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

What phrase is an expression that describes mapping the ocean floor in strips?

How much of the world's ocean floor has been mapped by multi-beam sonar?

• Less than 5%

• Around 8-10%

• Around 20%

• Around 35%

Fixed buoys can track

• wave height

• wind speed

• temperature

• animal migrations

Aerial drones can track

• wave height

• wind speed

• temperature

• animal behavior

What can an ROV be compared to?

• submarine
• remote control car with a cord
• remote control car with NO cord
• an island