A geological survey ship mapping the floor of the ocean sends sound pulses down from the surface and measures the time taken for the echo to return. How deep is the ocean at a point where the echo time (down and back) is 3.00 s? The temperature of the seawater is 25.0°C.  Speed of the sound in seawater is 1533 m/s (see table 12.1)   answer in km

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A geological survey ship mapping the floor of the ocean sends sound pulses down from the surface and measures the time taken for the echo to return. How deep is the ocean at a point where the echo time (down and back) is 3.00 s? The temperature of the seawater is 25.0°C.  Speed of the sound in seawater is 1533 m/s (see table 12.1)

 

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