Marine Technology Quarterly Assessment

The point of a vessel around which its weight is evenly distributed or balanced is?

• plane of symmetry

• metacenter

• center of gravity

• force

Any force that impedes motion due to viscosity or direction of a vessel is?

• friction

• volume

• force

• turbulent flow

Define Mass

• A measure of the volume of an object.

• The quantity of matter in an object.

• A measure of the temperature of an object.

• A measure of the speed of an object.

Define Metacenter

• Any force that impedes motion due to viscosity and surface roughness.

• The quantity of matter in an object

• The amount of space occupied by an object.

• The highest point to which the center of gravity may rise and still permit a vessel to have positive stability.

• 21 ft.

• 100 ft

• 50 ft.

• 77 ft.

1 knot equals how many miles per hour?

• 2.15

• 3.07

• 1.15

• 1.70

Friction is any influence that can produce a change in the velocity or direction of a vessel.

• True

• False

Volume is the amount of space occupied by an object.

• True

• False

2 knots equals how many miles per hour?

Define Aerostatic Support