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What sediments do the abyssal plains mainly consist of?
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Large flat surfaces in which continental sediments settle are called?
Continental shelf. But these were mainly created in the ice ages, when the sea level was much lower. ^^^^^^^^^ WRONG abyssal plains ----- JLOPARDO
Abyssal plains are very flat features that form when?
turbidity currents deposit sediments on the ocean floor
The ultimate source of most of the material found on the surface of abyssal plains is?
sediments carried to the ocean by continental rivers
Abyssal plains with sediments covering the seafloor igneous rocks are more extensive in the central Pacific basin than in the North Atlantic?
False.
Describe an abyssal plain?
The term abyssal plains refers to flat regions of ground underneath the ocean.
Why are abyssal plains relatively rare in the pacific?
Because the extensive system of trenches along the active margins of the Pacific trap much of the sediments flowing off the continents, preventing them from building the broad, flat abyssal plains typical of the Atlantic. There are a few abyssal plains in the Pacific (notably adjacent to China and Southeast Asia), but none approaches the extent of, say, the Canary Abyssal Plain west of the Canary Islands in the North Atlantic, with an area of 900,000 square kilometers (350,000 square miles).
How do abyssal plains form?
Abyssal plains form beneath the deep ocean, usually found between 3,000 and 6,000 meters deep. Sediments accumulate slowly over time, mostly from fine-grained particles settling from the water column. These sediments are typically made up of organic materials and eroded materials from the continents. The gradual deposition of these sediments over millions of years creates a flat, featureless seabed known as an abyssal plain.
Why is the abyssal plain so flat?
Abyssal plains are so flat because of the collection of clay and silt. These fine grained sediments will deposit in all crevices until the surface is completely smooth.
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 Ocean has more extensive abyssal plains than the Pacific Ocean because it has fewer trenches to trap sediments moving down the continental slope?
This is not a question but an anwer
Abyssal hills are found on the seafloor between?
abyssal plains and mid-ocean ridges
