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The distance to the horizon, d kilometres, is related to the height above mean sea level, h metres, by the approximate formula: d = 3.57*sqrt(h).
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What does horizontal mean?
Horizontal means going left and right. This is the opposite of vertical, which means going up and down. Example: This sentence is written horizontally. It might help to know that the horizon is the farthest limit of the earth that can be seen from a given point. When you are at a beach looking out over the ocean or another body of water where you cannot see land in the distance, the line where the sky meets the water is called the horizon.
Is vertical across?
No, vertical is up and down and horizontal is across. Think about how a HORIZON goes ACROSS the ocean...so HORIZONtal is across.
Which unit measures distance across an ocean?
Mile
How are satellites used to measure ocean surface height?
Go do your homework.
What can Differences in ocean-surface height can be measured by?
Sonar
What is the distance from point A in the ocean to the horizon?
2 miles.Answer:The distance to the horizon on the ocean is a function of the height of the observation point. In general (and with thanks to Pythagoras) it is:d=(h(D+h))0.5 whered = distance to the horizonD = diameter of the Earthh = height of the observer above sea level
How many miles can you see across the ocean?
Under ideal conditions, standing at sea level, with your eyes about 5.5 ft above the water, you can see an object on the water at about 3 miles. This is due to the curvature of the earth. If you were about 100 ft above the water, it jumps to 12 miles. The formula is Square Root(height above surface / 0.5736) = distance to horizon.
How far is ocean horizon line from boats wheelhouse?
All depends on the height of the wheelhouse above the water level. If one meter, then 2.1 miles. if 9.8 feet then 3.7 miles. If 32 feet them 6.8 miles
Why does the ocean water near the equator absorbs more heat throughout the year than ocean water near the north pole?
Near the equator, the sun's angle of elevation (height above the horizon) is higher, making the sunlight more powerful.
What is a level of the ocean's surface?
I Want to now what the level of the ocean's surface is
What ocean deepwater horizon in?
Atlantic ocean
Write a sentence with horizon?
The sun and ocean met on the horizon.
How far is the ocean away from land?
This is a complicated question and depends on two things:- 1) how high are you standing above the ocean (e.g. are you swimming or standing on the top desk of a cruise liner) - the higher you are the further you can see. 2) how high the land you are looking at is above the sea (e.g is it a sand bar that is just above the waves or is it a 1000 ft high cliff) - the higher the land the further away you can see it. The basic formula for the distance to the horizon when at sea is: D = (112.88 km) * ( the square root of h) Where: D = distance to the horizon in kilometers (112.88 is actually the square root of the earth's diameter in km) h = height in km your eyes are above the waves. Thus if you are standing on the sea eyes are about 2 meters (0.002km) above the ocean surface , D = 5 km. You can use this equation to work a more detailed problem - say your land was a mountain 4 km high then you would see it from 226 km away.
What ocean did deep water horizon exploded INTO?
Atlantic ocean
What is the distance from Indiana to Honolulu?
Distance between these two is 12274 kms. One way is covered from above the pacific ocean. Other way is covered over the Indian Ocean.
How do satellites measure the Gulf Stream?
The satellite measures the height above the ocean surface by sending out a pulse and timing its return to the satellite. The difference between the two is the height of the ocean surface at a given location.
What is it called when the ocean meets the sky?
Horizon
