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Most of the ocean floor is made up of the?
Most of the ocean floor is made up of ocean plains.
Most of the loose material that settles on the ocean floor probably comes from?
what is the loose material that settles on the bottom of the ocean called
What is the Most anaerobic zone in the ocean?
The ocean floor is the most anaerobic zone in the ocean.
Scientist who study the ocean floor are called?
Benthos
What are the most prominent feature on the ocean floor?
The most prominent feature on the ocean floor is basalt. There are other types of salts and silt as well which makes up the ocean floor. ADDED: Almost there. Yes, the deep ocean floors are of basalt, but though there are areas of bare rock, most are covered with deep layers of sediment. Not "other types": basalt is neither a silt nor salt.
Why are basalt and granite important igneous rock?
As it turns out, most of the ocean floor is basalt, and most of the continents are granite.
What land feature is like continental slope?
Abyssal plain is a land feature similar to the continental slope, located at the base of the continental rise. It is a flat area of the ocean floor covered with sediment and is considered the most level part of the ocean floor.
Plate boundry form new ocean floor?
Oceanic plates diverge at mid-ocean ridges, creating new ocean floor as magma rises to the surface and solidifies. This process is called seafloor spreading, and it results in the formation of new oceanic crust.
What are large flat areas of the ocean floor?
Large flat areas of the ocean floor are called abyssal plains. These regions are typically covered in thick layers of fine sediment and are among the flattest, most featureless parts of the ocean floor. Abyssal plains are found at depths between 3,000 and 6,000 meters.
Where is the abyssal plain?
it is located at the bottom of the ocean floor most common in the Pacific Ocean
Most prominent feature on ocean floor?
Oceanic ridge
Do all shipwrecks sink to the ocean floor?
most of the time
