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Near the trenches, or in the seafloor furthest away from spreading centers.
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What is the relationship between sea floor sediment thickness and mid-ocean ridge distance?
The further away a point is from the mid-ocean ridge, the deeper the sediment layer should be. Because the ocean floor is relatively new nearer the ridge, sediments have had less time to accumulate.
Where is the most anaerobic zone in the ocean?
sediment on the ocean floor
Where on the ocean floor is sediment the thickest?
the thickest accumulation of sediment on the ocean floor is at the CONTINENTAL SLOPES AND RISES. :)
What is an ocean floor sediment?
broken up rocks
What is the ocean floor primarily made up of?
sediment
Do skeletons exist on the ocean floor?
The ocean floor sediment contains unfathomable numbers of marine organism skeletons.
How does sediment reach the ocean floor?
i just dont know !
Which type of ocean floor sediment is biological in origin?
Biogenous
The top layer of the ocean floor is primarily?
Oceanic zone is mostly a region consisting of open ocean water with a wide range of undersea terrain.
Does the thickness of ocean floor sediments decrease with distance from an ocean ridge?
yes
How do volcanoes affect the ocean floor?
Volcanoes affect the ocean floor by adding sediment to the ocean basin (bottom of the ocean.) Hope I helped!
What is the ocean floor covered with thick layers of?
Sexual coment
