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because there are tectonic plates that meet in the ocean. When they collide, it pushes the earth up sometimes extremely, forming a mountain or a mountain range.
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∙ 13y agomountain ranges in the ocean are not effected by erosion, freeze and thaw cycles, or the root of trees and plants prying the rocks apart.
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∙ 13y agothe most famous of them is the mid-ocean ridge. it is the longest mountain range in the world.
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∙ 15y agomid-ocean ridges
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Subduction of oceanic crust at a continental margin creates .?
Ocean trenches and Island arcs.
What did Darwin reason when he saw fossil shells in the mountain?
1. powerful storms scooped the animals out of the ocean and left them in the mountain 2.ancient rock bed that were beneath the sea were elevated to form mountain ranges these are my guesses i think the 1st ones right
An underwater mountain chain that formed by sea-floor spreading is called a?
Underwater mountain chains that form where two tectonic plates are pulling apart are called mid ocean ridges. The largest is the Mid Atlantic Ridge.
How can tectonic impact land?
Tectonic plates affect our lives in various ways. Tectonic plates create landforms we live and use, such as mountains. Tectonic plates can cause earthquakes, which can have devastating consequences. Volcanoes can also form as an indirect result of plate tectonics, which builds many of the very locations humans have settled on. Tectonic plates have drifted apart have separated the continents. Tectonic plates have affected our lives in countless ways, whether from the locations we inhabit or the resources we can mine for. Tectonic plates move and it causes the earth to jauls or something like that like That :P :)
What size are the oceans?
the sizes of the oceans depend on how large does each continent have and the ocean takes up 75% of the earth.
Which features form the longest mountain ranges on Earth?
Ocean Ridge
What is the continuous mountain range in the earth oceans basic called?
The continuous mountain ranges in the earth's ocean basins are called mid-ocean ridges. These ridges were discovered with sonar, which was used to map the ocean floor.
Where are some of the longest mountain ranges on Earth found?
The chain of mountains that form the mid-ocean-ridges are the longest mountain chains in the world.
What do you call huge underwater mountain ranges?
Mid ocean ranges
Are there mountain ranges on the Ocean floor?
Yes there are
What is mid-ocean range?
a series of mountain ranges on the ocean floor.
Mountain ranges at the bottom of the ocean are called?
mid-ocean ridges
Which ocean feature is an underwater mountain that does not reach the surface?
mid ocean ridges are underwater mountain ranges.
Are undersea mountain ranges?
Mid-ocean ridges
What is the huge underwater mountain ranges that are presented in every ocean and circled earth?
The mid ocean ridge is the under water moutain chain that runs in 3 of the main oceans
Im the huge underwater mountain ranges that are present in every ocean and circle earth?
if you are from mt olive middle school and doing wedsday work this is Bridget
Mountain ranges in the ocean are called mid-ocean?
uuuhhh sure i think so broham
