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National ocean science bowl quiz on technology NOSB OST
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1
The first reliable measurement of the average depth of an ocean wasmade by which method?
Timing the speed of earthquake-generated waves in Pacific
Repeatedly lowering led line or sounding line in Antarctica
Collecting deep sea sediments from sites in the Arctic
Using acoustic depth sounders in the Atlantic
2
A box corer is used for collecting samples of what?
Sediment/Soil
Fish
Plankton
Water
3
This tooltowed across the seafloor while tied to a vessel to collect bottom-dwelling organisms
Scallop Dredge
Ocean spear
Tow Dredge
oil corer
4
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion -] electricity by using alarge temperature gradient to run a:
Heat Engine
Gradient sifter
Tesla coil
Conductor
5
An XBT is an oceanographic instrument that measures which of thefollowing parameters?
Salinity
Iron
Oxygen
Temperature
6
Whenusing a position fix on GPS receiver it needs four variables longitude latitude height and?
Receiver time drift
Receiver speed
Satellite speed
Satellite time drift
