Sci Voc pg35&36 Word Scramble
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a broad area where the sea floor rises so that the water is more shallow than in other areas | bank |
the direction or position of an object, usually measured in degrees on a compass | bearing |
an instrument with a magnetic needle for finding directions | compass |
a small boat with a narrow, flat bottom | dory |
an instrument that calculates water depth by sending sound pulses down to ocean floor and measuring the time it takes the echo to return | echosounder |
a unit of measurement equal to 6 feet, used to indicate water depth | fathom |
the compass direction in which a vessel is traveling; course | heading |
to; to divide by passing through or across | intersect |
a unit of speed that equals on nautical mile per hour | knot |
a rope marked off in fathoms and having a weight on the end, used to measure water depth | lead line |
an instrument used in navigation to help figure out location | radio direction finder |
an area of the ocean that is very shallow | shoals |
the right side of a vessel facing forward | starboard |
the back part of a boat | stern |
a condition that causes to much electricity | short curcuit |
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