science chapter 15 ocean exploration Flashcards
oceanographers
scientists who study the ocean
Charles wyville Thompson
the man to lead the challenger expedition
challenger expedition
first expedition only for learning about the ocean.
lead line
used to determine water deapth
fridtjof nansen
invented a water sampling instrament in 1910
diving bells
large bell shaped enclosures.
jacques-yves cousteau
designed the first particle self contained underwater breathing apparatus.
bathysphere
1.5 m diameter steel ball 3cm. thick with observation windows.
William Beebe
invented the bathyspere
Augusta Piccard
helped develope a mobile deep diving vehicle called the bathyscaphe.
trieste
another vehicle similiar to the bathyscape.
ROV
remotely operated vehicles nimble undersea robot.
autonomous undersea vehicles
like an AI torpedo.