Science - Quiz 18

Question 1

floating observation station; takes measurements and transmits data to oceanographers

Answer 1

oceanographic buoy

Question 2

type of weighted bottle formerly used to measure ocean currents

Answer 2

drift bottle

Question 3

plastic tube on a weighted line lowered into the ocean to collect water samples from the depths

Answer 3

Niskin bottle

Question 4

framework that contains many water-sampled tubes to collect samples from different depths

Answer 4

rosette

Question 5

self-contained breathing device that allows for deep dives

Answer 5

scuba

Question 6

device with an open tube that is dropped to the sea floor, allowing its weight to puncture the sediment to collect samples

Answer 6

gravity corer

Question 7

device that determines the size, distance, and direction of any solid object in the water by analyzing the echoes

Answer 7

sonar

Question 8

single-use thermometer that sinks through the water, transmitting the temperatures at different levels back to a surface ship

Answer 8

expendable bathythermograph

Question 9

device that is the primary method of determining the physical properties of water

Answer 9

conductivity, temperature, and depth sensor

Question 10

modern device that drifts with deep ocean currents and regularly reports its location and water conditions

Answer 10

profiling float