whatis the flat part of the seafloor called?
The flat part of the seafloor is called the abyssal plain. It is a smooth, flat area of the ocean floor that lies between the continental margins and the oceanic ridges. The abyssal plain is typically covered with sediments and is home to a diverse range of marine life.
large regions of the seafloor that appear flat but are not
The Abyssal plain is the Flat SEAFLOOR!
Flat seafloor in the deep ocean, known as abyssal plains, is formed over time as sediment accumulates in the valleys and depressions of the ocean floor. This sediment is often carried by underwater currents and deposited in these low-lying areas, creating a smooth and flat seafloor surface.
Rift zone- Site of crust formationAbyssal plain- Very flat part of ocean floorSubmarine canyon- Part of the continental marginGuyot- Flat-topped, underwater mountain.
The continental shelf
The Abyssal Plain is the lowest part in the ocean you wouldn't want to go down there.
movement of ocean crust.
Magnetic strips on the seafloor are caused in part by seafloor spreading, where new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges. As the crust cools and solidifies, it locks in the polarity of the Earth's magnetic field at the time, creating a recorded history of magnetic reversals. This process creates alternating stripes of normal and reversed polarity as the seafloor expands.
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.
plumage
a part of seafloor spreading where the deep sea splits in two