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Title: An echo sounder operates by measuring the time required for a ________.
Post by: MrDereche on Nov 20, 2014
An echo sounder operates by measuring the time required for a ________.
A) light beam to travel from a satellite at a known altitude to the sea bottom and back
B) radar beam to travel from a harbor patrol boat to a fuzz-buster on a speeding yacht
C) radar beam to travel from a ship to the seafloor and back
D) sound pulse travels from a ship to the seafloor and back


Title: Re: An echo sounder operates by measuring the time required for a ________.
Post by: Lilligant on Nov 27, 2014
The answer should be d) sound pulse travels from a ship to the seafloor and back.