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12. A ship is sailing in a part of the sea where seabed is 500m below the
ship. The ship uses sonar to detect the seabed. How long will it take
a pulse of sound to travel to the seabed and return to the ship. Use
speed of sound in sea water to be 1500m/s.



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Final answer:

Sonar technology helps ships measure ocean depth by calculating the time sound waves take to travel to the seabed and back.


Explanation:

Sonar technology is utilized by ships to determine the depth of the ocean by sending sound waves that bounce off the seabed. The time lapse between sending and receiving the sound wave, combined with the speed of sound in the water, allows for the calculation of the distance to the ocean floor. In this scenario, with a speed of sound in sea water at 1450 m/s and a round trip time of 1.5 seconds, the ocean depth would be 1087.5 meters.


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