Unit 3 Test Flashcards
Titanic carried __ passengers from Southampton, England to __
2224, NYC
Titanic weighed over
46k tons
Titanic sunk on ___ after hitting iceberg off coast of ___ , leaving ___ passengers to die
April 14, 1912, Newfoundland, 1500
Possible causes of Titanic sinking
- Traveling too fast
- Radio operator dismissed Iceberg Warning
- May have taken a wrong turn
- Titanic builders cut costs
- Mirages
- No binoculars
The titanic lacked ___, only having 20, supposing to take ___ more
lifeboats, 10
AUV
automated vehicle, tethered, batteries, programmed
ROV
remotely operated vehicle, tethered, projected
HOV
not tethered, batteries, control inside
how do submarines sink
ballast tanks are filled with air(from compressed air tanks) or water to either sink or make it surface(control buoyancy)
pros of AUVs
set and forget
wide ranging
continuous data collection
no risk to human life
cons of AUVs
no samples
no communication
battery dependent run times
may be difficult to recover
pros of ROVs
long run times
operate tools/equip/gear
sample collection
compact/portable/inexpensive
no risk to human life
cons of ROVs
limited mobility and range
pros of HOVs
high mobility and wide range
operate tools/equip/gear
sample collection
cons of HOVs
run time depends on batteries and humans inside
risk to human life
expensive