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The abyssal plains are made of basalt escaping from large underwater fissures in the earth's crust. As the molten rock is expelled from these fissures, it spreads out and cools, forming vast areas of relatively flat topography.
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Abyssal hills are found on the seafloor between?
abyssal plains and mid-ocean ridges
Where are decaying organic matter and sediment found in the ocean?
continental shelf. My question was : Decaying organic matter and sediment are found in the ocean's... But the answer you provided me wasn't right. The right answer was : Abyssal Plains.
Where are rat tail fish found?
deepest part of the ocean floor called the abyssal plains.
Why are abyssal plains important in features of the ocean floor?
Abyssal plains are important in features of the ocean floor because they are geological elements of oceanic basins. Abyssal plains can slope or lay flat against the ocean floor.
Where are abyssal plains?
the bottom of the ocean
The ultimate source of most of the material found on the surface of abyssal plains is?
sediments carried to the ocean by continental rivers
Are the flattest places on Earth?
Abyssal plains
Does sunlight reach the abyssal plains?
The clearest waters are in the South Pacific Gyre. At this place, the sunlight can still be measured at 200-250m depth at maximum. Abyssal plains are at 3000-4000 m depth... so no the sunlight doesn't reach the abyssal plains, it is very far from that!
Does kelp live on the abyssal plain?
yes kelp lives on the abyssal plains kelp lives every where
What are the flattesto ocean places on earth?
Abyssal plains
Which location is the flatest part of the ocean?
The abyssal plain is the flat area of the ocean floor.
What is the deep flat part of ocean floor?
Abyssal plain. It is the very level area of the deep ocean floor, usually lying at the foot of the continental rise.
