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Where does old seafloor sink back into the Earth to be recycled?
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Why the earth doesn't sink?
Into what exactly would you expect it to sink?
What happens to old seafloor rock down in the trenches?
The trenches catch most of the sediment from the plates that break up and sink deeper into the water. This causes the upper plates to grow.
Where on earth you can float and not sink?
The dead sea. The level of salt is so high that it will make it very hard to sink.
What is the hole in the back of the sink called?
backsplash or overflow... :)
Which planet would sink in water?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter would all sink in water, since their densities are greater than 1000kg/m3 (which is the density of water).
Why do ocean ridges rise above the surrounding seafloor?
because they dont like being low so they decide to take a gasp of air and sink back down and repeat ...
Does the land sink with the weight of water when the tide comes in?
The weight of the water in the tidal bulge is sufficiently great that it deforms the seafloor. The Earth deforms as an elastic solid, and the deformation extends thousands of kilometers.
When region of earth's surface sink down?
when regions of earth surface sink down
Why the earth doesn't sink?
Into what exactly would you expect it to sink?
Why do you not sink into the Earth?
You don't sink into the Earth because, in most places, the Earth's surface is stron enough to support your weight. You would sink if you were on quicksand, the tar in a tar pit, or in water, as examples.
Does rain sink to the center of the earth?
NO!
Do seafloor plates collide?
Technically, yes. At convergent boundaries, an oceanic plate will subduct, or sink, under a continental plate and melt back into the mantle. An example of this is the Juan De Fuca plate, which has almost been entirely subducted under the North American Plate.
Why would water back up in sink when no water was run in sink?
Sometimes it will back up from a dishwasher (machine)
Are sink holes constuctive?
sink holes are destuctive because it is breaking down the earth surface
Why doesn't rain sink to the bottom of the earth?
The rain does technically sink , but 75% of the world is water.
Why does Rain not sink down to the center of the Earth?
the rain does not sink down to the centre of earth because it the centre of earth and nothing could be sink down to the centre
What happens to old seafloor rock down in the trenches?
The trenches catch most of the sediment from the plates that break up and sink deeper into the water. This causes the upper plates to grow.
