RP 33 Ch.4-Ch.6

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Explore the Ocean Depths Quiz

Test your knowledge of oceanography and the various physiographic provinces that shape our ocean floors. This quiz covers key concepts from Chapters 4 to 6 of RP 33, providing an engaging way to learn about marine structures, sediment dynamics, and acoustic properties.

Prepare to dive deep into:

Major ocean bottom features
The impact of currents and trenches
Characteristics of eddies
Acoustic effects of temperature gradients

9 Questions2 MinutesCreated by DivingSeas420

Select all major physiographic provinces that make up the ocean bottom.

Continental shelf

Ocean basin

Continental ridges

Mid-ocean ridges

______ prevent sediments of continental origin from reaching the ocean basin floor.

Mid-ocean ridges

Volcanoes

Trenches

Currents

Active detection can be "______- limited".

Upper

Bottom

Temperature

Sediment

Increased biological activity generally found along a front will decrease reverberation and ambient noise.

True

False

Warm eddies improve active/passive ranges.

Active

Passive

Cold eddies may last up to ___ years.

2 1/2

The main effect on internal waves on acoustics is the ____ of the depth of the thermocline.

Oscillation

Resoluteness

Stability

The ___ is defined as the point of maximum near surface temperature.

Thermocline

Surface duct

Mixed layer depth

Sound channel axis

Temperature decreasing with depth represents a ____ temperature gradient.

Positive

Neutral

Mixed

Negative

RP 33 Ch.4-Ch.6

Explore the Ocean Depths Quiz

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