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What is the idea that continents have moved horizontally through the seafloor to their current locations?
seafloor spreading by Harry Hess
Places where the seafloor is forced under continental plates?
The region where the seafloor is forced beneath the continental plate is called a subduction zone. When the seafloor descends down it produces a deep-ocean trench.
What is another name given to a biochemist?
biochemist
What occurs at divergent boundaries and creates new seafloor?
At divergent plate boundaries the spreading of the tectonic plates results in the reduced pressure of the underlying magma. As the spreading continues, lava fills in the area of spreading and cools, becoming the newest addition to the seafloor. This process occurs at a steady rate ranging from a few centimeters to several centimeters of new sea floor each year. However, at a different location opposite the newly formed seafloor are convergent plate boundaries where land and seafloor is destroyed to make room for new seafloor.
What zone can you find plants roots attached to the seafloor?
The Benthic Zone
How does the thickness of a given slab of seafloor affect its weight?
The thicker the slab of seafloor, the more material it contains, leading to a greater weight. This weight is influenced by the density of the rock forming the seafloor. Thicker slabs of seafloor would have more mass and therefore weigh more than thinner slabs.
What is the usual amount of seafloor sediments in a given location?
The amount of seafloor sediments can vary widely depending on location. Generally, it ranges from a few centimeters to several kilometers thick. Factors such as proximity to land, ocean currents, and sediment sources influence the accumulation of sediments on the seafloor.
What is the name of the high spots formed on each side of the growing seafloor area?
ocean
What seafloor is the process by which new crust is created when seafloor moves apart and magma rises?
Seafloor Spreading
What is seafloor plains?
large regions of the seafloor that appear flat but are not
What is the name of a sea wave that is made when the seafloor slips after an underwater earthquake?
Tsunami, also called Kamikazis
What did the magnetic strips prove in seafloor spreading?
They proved that the seafloor was spreading.
What is the flat part of the seafloor?
whatis the flat part of the seafloor called?
Which observation was not instrumenntal in formulating the hypothesis of seafloor spreading?
The observation of the alternating magnetic stripes on the seafloor was instrumental in formulating the hypothesis of seafloor spreading.
Where is team aqua after you get to sootopolis in Pokemon emerald?
seafloor carvern seafloor carvern
How to Diagram the process of seafloor spreading?
A diagram that shows how seafloor spreading works.
In the process of sea-floor spreading what happens when magma rises to Earth's surface and solidifies?
Yes. Seafloor spreading is the term given to the creation of new seafloor at divergent boundaries. At a divergent boundary, two oceanic plates move apart, which obviously means that something must then surface to fill the void. This is where the magma rises from the Earth's interior and cools to become seafloor. On the other end, at convergent boundaries, the old seafloor is forced under the continental plates, where it is recycled back into the Earth's magma supply.
