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The best modern technique for obtaining high resolution bathymetry of the seafloor is ________.
◦ sidescan sonar
◦ multibeam bathymetry
◦ seismic reflection profiling
◦ echo sounding

Question 2

Multibeam sonar provides the best modern technique for obtaining seafloor bathymetry, so why has it not been used for the entire ocean?
◦ It is too expensive, requiring many ships many years to survey the entire ocean.
◦ It does not work in deep water.
◦ Oceanographers simply have not had time to process all the data.
◦ It does not work where there is ice.
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