Deep-Sea Technology

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MST1103 Quiz on Deep-Sea Technology, created by Phoebe Drennan on 30/05/2017.
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Quiz by Phoebe Drennan, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1

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The problems of working in the deep ocean are the [blank_start]pressure[blank_end], seawater corrosion, [blank_start]temperature[blank_end], light and distance
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  • pressure
  • temperature

Question 2

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Trawling happens in mid-water or at the bottom of the sea, and is used to sample [blank_start]mega-fauna[blank_end]
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  • mega-fauna
  • micro-fauna

Question 3

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Deep seabed sampling is obtained using a [blank_start]megacorer[blank_end]
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  • megacorer

Question 4

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William Beebe made a world record depth descent in a [blank_start]bathysphere[blank_end]
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  • bathysphere
  • submarine
  • bathyscaphe

Question 5

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The average temperature of the deep ocean is....degrees
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  • 4
  • 2
  • 0
  • 6

Question 6

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Name parts of a "Bathysnap" free-fall time-lapse photography system
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  • Camera
  • Flash gun
  • Compass
  • Current meter
  • Acoustic meter
  • Conductivity meter

Question 7

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Side-scan sonar is used to map underwater terrain with [blank_start]sound[blank_end], not light
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  • sound

Question 8

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Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVS) navigate and map features of the ocean and have Commercial, [blank_start]Military[blank_end] and Scientific uses.
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  • Military

Question 9

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[blank_start]Transducer[blank_end] - a device that receives a signal in the form of one type of energy and converts it to a signal in another form [blank_start]Transceiver[blank_end] - a transmitter and receiver combined in one unit [blank_start]Transponder[blank_end] - a radio, radar, or sonar transceiver that automatically transmits a signal upon reception of a designated incoming signal
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  • Transducer
  • Transceiver
  • Transponder
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