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God.
Or if you're a more science-y person, when the Earth was a big molten ball it gradually cooled down on the outside, but heat continued to be released from volcanoes. Water trapped inside the volcanic materials was also released into the atmosphere in the form of water vapour. As it condensed, it fell down as precipitation. Since gravity causes water to flow downhill, the vast amounts of water that fell began collecting in the lowest parts of Earth's surface, the deep basins which are now oceans.
Some scientists also think that much of the original water on Earth came from the ice in comets that hit the young Earth.
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What is responsible for the formation of ocean-floor features?
Plate tectonics and (river) erosion are responsible for the formation of ocean-floor features.
What is responsible for the formation of ocean floor features?
Plate tectonics and (river) erosion are responsible for the formation of ocean-floor features.
What is responsible for the unusual shape of the coast?
the ocean waves
What is responsible for providing energy to phytoplankton in the ocean?
fuel
What forces are responsible for ocean current?
The moon's gravity
What is responsible for mixing the heat evenly throughout the ocean?
the sun
What is directly responsible for providing energy to plankton in the ocean?
sun
How many numbered fleets were responsible for operations in the Atlantic ocean?
Three
How human are responsible for throwing plastic in ocean?
How are responsible because there the one's who do it! You don't see a monkey go and throw a milk jug in the ocean. It only humans, and thats pollution. But, then again bird can carry plastic and drop it on the ocean, so it's half and half. ANSWER: Yes!!
What is directly related to deep ocean current?
Movement of the ocean, or tides are directly related to deep ocean currents. Deep ocean currents are also responsible for the wind that causes the waves to crash into the shore.
What process is responsible for moving rock materials from the continents into the ocean basins?
Erosion.
What is the circulation of water mostly responsible for?
Deep water ocean current
