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so they will be less likely to get hit with something like a bomb or a grenade

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Q: Why do ships travel in a zig zag motion while using sonar?
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How does the information gathered by ships using Sea Beam sonar differ from that collected with standard methods that use one sonar device?

A sonar uses one device and a sea beam uses a dozen sonar devices.


How does the information gathered by ships using sea beam sonar differ from the collected with standard methods that use one sonar device?

A sonar uses one device and a sea beam uses a dozen sonar devices.


How did shipbuilders travel?

Using ships.


Can you give me a sentence using the word sonar?

Sonar is an acronym.


What did the military use sonar's for?

Sonars were used to detect any objects that got into the detection field of the sonar. By this, the military could detect enemy submarines etc., which they couldn't see normally because of the opacity and/or darkness of the water.


How did people travel west during 1840?

They used to travel by trains,bicycles and on foot on land and by ships.


What have people specifically found with sonar?

Sonar is a way of finding things underwater, using the echo of sounds you emit. We have used it to find the shape of the lake/sea/ocean bottoms, to determine the depth of waters, to find fish, to locate ship wrecks, and to detect the presence of ships and especially submarines.


How does bat move around?

they fly using sonar


Can dolphins hear other dolphins from far away?

Because some sounds travel very well through water.


The system of using sound to measure distance is called what?

Sonar.


What is the correct definition of sonar?

1. A system using transmitted and reflected underwater sound waves to detect and locate submerged objects or measure the distance to the floor of a body of water.2. An apparatus, as one in a submarine, using sonar.3. Echolocation.http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sonar


What instrument measure the depth of the ocean using sound waves?

'Sonar". And determines depth. The ocean floor topography can be mapped by 'sonar scanning'.