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Unit 7 test

Fifteen questions across the unit's chapters. Answers and rationales are revealed on submission; 70% to pass.

Unit 7 test

0 of 15 answered

  1. 1.Pack ice concentration is expressed in:

  2. 2.The most dangerous ice hazard to detect by radar is:

  3. 3.Average ocean salinity is about:

  4. 4.Under the IMO Polar Code, a vessel operating in polar waters requires:

  5. 5.Sidescan sonar is primarily used to:

  6. 6.The most dangerous sea conditions associated with a strong current occur when:

  7. 7.A CATZOC rating of D indicates:

  8. 8.An echo sounder set to read depth below the transducer will understate water depth by:

  9. 9.Significant wave height is defined as:

  10. 10.A swell of 14-second period in deep water travels at approximately:

  11. 11.Northern hemisphere subtropical gyres circulate:

  12. 12.Which is a strong, warm western boundary current?

  13. 13.Wave refraction over a shoal tends to:

  14. 14.Seawater density increases with:

  15. 15.The continental shelf break typically occurs at a depth of about: