What Was Not a Factor in Making the Mapping of the Earth's

question 26

Multiple Choice

What was not a factor in making the mapping of the Earth's ocean more difficult?

• A) The water covering our planet
• B) The clouds in the atmosphere
• C) Technology to measure depths
• D) The gravitational pull of underwater features

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