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There is an extrmely high amount of underwater volcanoes on pretty much every ocean floor.
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Which ocean feature is an underwater mountain that does not reach the surface?
mid ocean ridges are underwater mountain ranges.
What are the four sections of the ocean floor?
A.Rift zoneC Near the continental marginB.Abyssal plainB Very flat part of ocean floorC.Ocean trenchA Site of seafloor spreadingD.SeamountD Underwater volcano
What feature on the ocean floor is called?
rift valley
What do you call a sea version of a volcano?
A sea version of a volcano is called an underwater or submarine volcano. These volcanoes erupt beneath the surface of the ocean, releasing magma and gases into the water. They can create new islands or extend the size of existing ones.
How surtsey was formed?
On November 14, 1963, an underwater volcano near Iceland erupted and poured lava onto the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, building the volcano ever closer to the ocean's surface Eventually it rose above the surface and a new island was born. It is 20 miles off of Iceland.
The ocean floor feature with its characteristic?
Rift zone- Site of crust formationAbyssal plain- Very flat part of ocean floorSubmarine canyon- Part of the continental marginGuyot- Flat-topped, underwater mountain.
How are ridges formed on the ocean floor?
Ocean current paths of travel, underwater volcanoes, tectonic plate movement, depends which specific ridges you are talking about.
What are the features of the ocean floor?
The ocean floor is irregular as to the land we can see. It has mountains and ridges and plains and valleys and volcanoes. It even has underwater earthquakes, and just about every other land feature you could name.
Which ocean feature is an underwater mountain that does not reach the surface?
mid ocean ridges are underwater mountain ranges.
What ocean floor feature is formed by movement of earths plate?
what other ocean floor feature is fromed by movement of earth's plates
Match the ocean-floor feature with its characteristic?
Rift Zone: Site of crust formation Abyssal Plain: Very flat part of ocean floor Guyots: Flat-topped, underwater mountains Submarine canyons: Part of the continental margins :D
What is the moving portion of earths crust and upper mantle?
a moving portion of earths crust and upper mantle is called a ridge that's when the ocean floor has underwater volcano that erupts
What other ocean floor feature is formed by movement of Earth's plates?
what other ocean floor feature is fromed by movement of earth's plates
What are the four sections of the ocean floor?
A.Rift zoneC Near the continental marginB.Abyssal plainB Very flat part of ocean floorC.Ocean trenchA Site of seafloor spreadingD.SeamountD Underwater volcano
The feature on the ocean floor at C is called a?
deep ocean trench
How do scientists study the ocean?
They send underwater submarines to study the ocean floor.
What feature on the ocean floor is called?
rift valley
