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Couple of explanations. 1) The sun warms the upper layer of water. 2) The suns warmth doesn't reach much below 20 or so feet 3) In most cases, the water circulates from bottom to top and back down again - the cold water rises and gets warmer as it does, the warm water falls and gets colder.
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Where is the coldest water in the ocean?
The coldest water in the ocean is the bottom of the ocean.
What is the top of the bottom of the ocean?
The ocean floor
Where is a black smoker on the ocean floor?
On The Ocean Bottom.
Why is the bottom layer of tghe ocean the coldest?
Cold water always sinks.
What is the opposite of the ocean bottom?
The opposite of bottom would be the top, so the oceans surface is the opposite of the ocean floor/bottom.
What does ocean sea floor mean?
Ocean sea floor is the bottom of the ocean, under all the water, also known as benthos.
Which is the coldest ocean?
The Arctic Ocean is the coldest as well as the smallest ocean.
What is the world's coldest ocean?
the coldest ocean in the world is the Arctic Ocean
Why the bottom layer of the ocean the coldest?
Cold water sinks, while warm water rises.
The ocean bottom is part of the crust?
sea floor
What is the ocean bottom?
The sea floor, or sea bed.
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!
