Satellites Like SEASAT Can Observe the Ocean Using ________ to Measure

question 64

Multiple Choice

Satellites like SEASAT can observe the ocean using ________ to measure sealevel to +/- 2 cm and infer the seabed bathymetry from the ________ exerted by the variable elevation and mass of seabed features.

• A)accelerometers, magnetism
• B)infrared radiation, temperature and heat effects
• C)microwave beams, gravitational pull
• D)surveying telescopes, tidal pull

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