Essentials of Geology (Looseleaf) - With Access
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Author: Lutgens
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Chapter 10, Problem 1GST
To determine
The time required for the echo sounder’s ping to make the trip from a ship to the Challenger Deep and back.
Expert Solution & Answer
Answer to Problem 1GST
The time required for the echo sounder’s ping to make the trip from a ship to the Challenger Deep and back is calculated as
14.6 seconds .
Explanation of Solution
Given info:
The equation for calculating water depth from echo sounding is,
Explanation:
To calculate the time, rearrange the equation,
Substituting, the depth in equation,
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Chapter 10 Solutions
Essentials of Geology (Looseleaf) - With Access
Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 1CCCh. 10.1 - Prob. 2CCCh. 10.1 - Prob. 3CCCh. 10.1 - Prob. 4CCCh. 10.2 - Prob. 1CCCh. 10.2 - Prob. 2CCCh. 10.2 - Prob. 3CCCh. 10.2 - Prob. 4CCCh. 10.2 - Prob. 5CCCh. 10.3 - Prob. 1CC
Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 2CCCh. 10.3 - Prob. 3CCCh. 10.3 - Prob. 4CCCh. 10.3 - Prob. 5CCCh. 10.4 - Prob. 1CCCh. 10.4 - Prob. 2CCCh. 10.4 - Prob. 3CCCh. 10.5 - Prob. 1CCCh. 10.5 - Prob. 2CCCh. 10.5 - Prob. 3CCCh. 10.5 - Prob. 4CCCh. 10.6 - Prob. 1CCCh. 10.6 - Prob. 2CCCh. 10.6 - Prob. 3CCCh. 10.6 - Prob. 4CCCh. 10.7 - Prob. 1CCCh. 10.7 - Prob. 2CCCh. 10.8 - Prob. 1CCCh. 10.8 - Prob. 2CCCh. 10.8 - Prob. 3CCCh. 10.8 - Prob. 4CCCh. 10 - Prob. 1GSTCh. 10 - Prob. 2GSTCh. 10 - Prob. 3GSTCh. 10 - Prob. 4GSTCh. 10 - Prob. 5GSTCh. 10 - Prob. 6GSTCh. 10 - Prob. 7GSTCh. 10 - Prob. 8GSTCh. 10 - Prob. 9GSTCh. 10 - Prob. 10GSTCh. 10 - Prob. 11GST
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