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Warm water and a lot of sunlight ocean floor starts to slope downward is what?
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What is the term for the place where the ocean floor suddenly plunges downward?
Abyss
The place where the ocean floor suddenly plunges downward is?
the answer is continetal slope
What zone in the ocean can photosynthesis takes place?
No. There is no sunlight on the ocean floor.
What is the place where the ocean floor suddenly plunges downward called?
CONTINENTAL SLOPE
The place where the ocean Floor suddenly plunges downward is called the?
continental slope
A portion of the ocean floor moves rapidly downward what type of wave would you expect?
tsunami
What happens to an earthquake when it travels from its source to the ocean floor?
the ocean floor starts to break up just like the land does .
Abiotic factor for a coarl reef?
Water, minerals, ocean floor, sunlight.
What is a great wave that starts in the ocean because of a sudden disturbance in the ocean floor known as?
a rogue wave
What parts of the earth receives the least amount of sunlight?
The rainforest floor. The bottom of the ocean also.
What are the adaptaions of plants in ocean?
Because ocean plants need sunlight, most are either designed to float on the surface of the water, or grow on the ocean floor in water that is shallow enough to receive adequate sunlight. They also have adapted to salty water. Some are: kelp, seaweed. seagrass and algae.
Is the sea floor smooth and level?
Yes, in many places it is. But like the surface of the earth that you can see, the ocean floor has many different topographies. The ocean floor has mountains, volcanoes, deep valleys, and reefs. There vast areas of vegetation and areas that are devoid of vegetation, often due to how deep they are and how much sunlight penetrates. There are also arctic regions of ocean floor as well as tropical regions. The ocean floor is really as varied as the continents above the water.
