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UNITS DEVICES DIMENSIONS AND MEASUREMENTS
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Question
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A device used for measuring the depth of the sea is called -
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Altimeter
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Fathometer
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Manometer
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Hydrometer
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Fathometer. Fathometers are active sonar devices used for navigation and safety to determine the depth of water. It is an echo-sounding system for the measurement of water depth.
Detailed explanation-2: -Multibeam echosounders (MBEs), a type of sonar that sends out rapid sound waves in a fanlike formation to scan the bottom of the ocean floor, are used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) to measure the depth of the ocean.
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