Bathymetric Mapping

1.       Based on your seafloor model provide a description of the topography of your surveyed area.

mainly flat with minor depressions and raised areas.

2.  Using the sonar stick is actually simulating what is known as remote sensing technology. What are the advantages of using remote sensing technology for your survey instead of direct observation?

We can record exact measurements

3. When graphing the ocean floor features we stretched the Y-axis. This is known as vertical exaggeration. What is the advantage of using vertical exaggeration in constructing your profiles of the seafloor?

We can get perfect details

Two new research questions based on what you have learned from this activity:

Why did scientists not use this technique? Why are all the sands so different in different areas?

The value and importance of this activity to your study of science: 

Shows how real scientists can map the ocean floor and gives us a better understanding. 

FYI, im doing this without my sheet so i dont remember anything i wrote.  

Blog

The continents will constantly be moving and will look different 1000 years from now. Continental Drift will cause the continents to move which is just one of the things i learned. The oceans will also continue to get larger and wider as the continents shift. Plate tectonics is when the earths crust is broken into six larger pieces. Many scientists will continue to theorize about what the continents will eventually shift into but no one really knows for sure, it remains to be a mystery.

Experiment

For this experiment we will need scuba equipment first and foremost. Then we will need air tanks, enough food to last and correct bed supplies for the week long stay. We would also need safety equipment as this is a long trip. We will probably leave on a Sunday to then return before the next week starts. We also will need working showers to stay clean. Lastly we will need an underwater camera to see the clams correctly, and night vision goggles to work at night.