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Marine Science Ch. 1
Chapter 1 Terms, Important people and Inventions to remember
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12th Grade
08/19/2008

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Term
Buoyancy
Definition
Objects that are supported by an upward force
Term
Archimedes' Principle
Definition
1. buoyant force on any object is equal to the weight of the liquid that the object displaces or pushes aside.
2. a body immesrsed in a liquid seems to lose weight and the apparent weight is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced.
Term
circumnavigate
Definition
sail completley around the earth
Term
Father of Oceanography
Definition
Matthew Fontaine Maury
Term
Nansen Bottle
Definition
it collects water samples from different depths in the water column
Term
S.O.N.A.R
Definition
SOund NAvigation Ranging.

this emits and recieves sounds.
Term
Inner Space
Definition
beneath the oceans surface
Term
Diving Chamber
Definition
Earliest diving device to hold a supply of air in a barrell
Term
Diving Suit
Definition
Has a hekmet, heavy boots, air that was pumped from the surface throuhgh a tube. Yet the diver had limited movemnt underwater because of the necessary air hose.
Term
Aqua-lung
Definition
Coustea and Gagnan invented this device. This device has a tank of compressed air that is strapped to the diver's back; Allowing the diver more mobility and more time underwater than before.
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S.C.U.B.A
Definition
Self
Contained
Underwater
Breathing
Apparatas
Term
Aquanauts
Definition
Scientists who explore innerspace
Term
submersibles
Definition
the small, research submarines, such as the " souscoup" invented by Cousteau are called what?
Term
The First SUbmersible
Definition
Alvin
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