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Why can't coral reefs survive more than 40 meters below the ocean's surface?
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∙ 10y ago
Living coral must remain relatively close to the surface of the water so that the symbiotic algae can have access to sunshine. The algae requires sunshine in order to complete photosynthesis which provides oxygen to the coral.
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∙ 10y agoBecause of their symbiotic relationship with algae
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If a person is swimming 3 meters below the surface of a pool do they feel more less or the same amount of pressure as the person swimming 3 meters below the oceans surface?
Less pressure because ocean water is salty and therefore denser.
Did ROV's explore below the oceans surface?
NO
How deep can oceans get?
on average 11,000 meters below sea level How many feet is 11,000 meters
Where do viper fish live?
The Viperfish can be found in the bathyal zone, abyssal zone, or the hadal zone of the aphotic zone. The apotic zone ranges from approximately 1000 meters below the ocean's surface to the bottom of the ocean.
What did not allow researchers to further explore below the oceans surface?
C. Palomares.
What it the adjective of this sentence You can travel up to 4500 meters below the surface?
surface
How do you calculate the pressure acting on an organism below the ocean's surface?
add 1 atm (atmosphere) for every 10 meters below the surface
What is the depth below the earth's surface in centimeters in the crust?
Under the continents, the earth crust is on average around 50 kilometers thick, which is 50,000 meters or 5,000,000 centimeters. Under the oceans, the earth crust is on average around 7 kilometers thick, which is 7,000 meters or 700,000 centimeters.
What is a wave base?
The wave base is the deepest depth below the oceans surface that is affected by the waves passage.
What does europa smell like?
Nothing it has no atmosphere above the surface and below the surface there may be water oceans, however, human beings cannot smell underwater.
What does mbGS stand for when measuring the magnitude of an earthquake?
mbgs is meters below ground surface.
Which continent contains the lowest place in the world?
Inland :Asia.(The surface of the Dead Sea on the border between Israel and Jordan is 424 meters below sea level and the deepest depth is 377 meters below that).At sea:Pacific Ocean (might be called part of the Asian continent but it really isn't)The challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench is 10,971 meters below the surface
