hydrothermal vent also called (white/black) smokers
Th water escapes through cracks in the ocean floor called hydrothermal vents.
Heat as well as lava can seep from cracks in the ocean floor.
a hydrothermal vent
push and a pull
Seawater seeps into the ocean floor through cracks in the crust
huge cracks in the ocean floor are called trenches.
Hydrothermal vents. These vents are locations where seawater penetrates the ocean crust, becomes heated by magma below the surface, and then rises back up through the vents, carrying minerals and nutrients. They support unique ecosystems teeming with specialized biological communities.
The mid-ocean-ridge.
The location where lava pours out of cracks in the ocean floor is known as a mid-ocean ridge or a spreading center. This is where tectonic plates move apart, allowing magma to rise from the mantle and create new oceanic crust.
molten material and drilling samples
Volcanic activity along mid-ocean ridges in large cracks is called seafloor spreading. This process occurs as magma rises to the surface through these cracks, creating new oceanic crust as the tectonic plates move apart.
Scientists who work on the ocean floor are called marine biologist