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How has knowledge of mid-ocean ridges changed as a result of evidence for sea-floor spreading?
Before the discovery of seafloor spreading, mid-ocean ridges were thought to be static features. However, with evidence for seafloor spreading, it was realized that new oceanic crust is forming at mid-ocean ridges, pushing older crust away and causing the seafloor to spread apart. This discovery fundamentally changed our understanding of plate tectonics and the geologic processes happening at mid-ocean ridges.
What technology is used to map seafloor features?
Bathymetry is the technology used to map seafloor features. It involves measuring the depth of the ocean floor using sonar or sound waves. Bathymetric maps are essential for studying and understanding underwater topography and features.
What are some sound waves are used to develop a map of the features of the seafloor.?
Sonar (Sound Navigation and Ranging) waves are commonly used to develop maps of the seafloor. These waves are emitted from a source and bounce off the seafloor features, providing information on depth, shape, and composition. By analyzing the sound waves that are reflected back, scientists can create detailed maps of underwater landscapes.
What is seafloor topography?
In a nutshell sea floor topography is the study or mapping of geologic features at the bottom of the sea.
What features of the seafloor are caused by turbidity currents?
Turbidity currents can create features such as submarine canyons, channel-levee systems, and turbidite deposits on the seafloor. These currents transport sediment downslope in the ocean, leading to the erosion and deposition of material that shapes the underwater landscape.
Satellites can obtain information about the seafloor because?
they use sensors to measure the shallow depths of the ocean and can detect variations in sea surface height caused by the gravitational pull of the seafloor's features. This data is then used to create maps of the seafloor topography and to study ocean currents, tides, and marine habitats.
What would most likely be caused by A tsunami?
seafloor spreading
The bottom of the ocean is called?
The bottom of an ocean is typically called the seafloor. Although the seafloor can have variant geographical features such as mountains or volcanos, a normal, and flat terrain is called the seafloor.
Where are most seafloor spreading centers located?
It is the mid-ocean ridges.
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What are three types of evidence from the sea floor that prove the existence tectonic plates?
Earthquakes along the seafloor, tsunamis, and changed water movements.
What are the natural forces involved in the ongoing changes of California's surface features?
Seafloor Spreading, Global Warming, Overpopulation, and minor cases of Dysentery.
