Chapter 27, Problem 8RQ

To determine

The major discovery of H. H. Hess?

Answer to Problem 8RQ

The major discovery of H. H. Hess was profiling of topography of ocean floor.

Explanation of Solution

H. H. Hess was a geological (the science in which the one focuses on the physical structure and substance of the Earth) professor who also served as a naval captain during the Second World War. The fathometer is used by him to map the underwater topography.

Hess was able to construct a detailed profile of the ocean floor. The Major discovery by him was the profiling of the topography of the ocean floor, which later provided instrumental in establishing Wagner’s hypothesis of continental drift.

Conclusion:

Therefore, the major discovery of H. H. Hess was profiling of topography of ocean floor.