0
What else can I help you with?
On the ocean floor where is the oldest rock?
The oldest rock in oceanic crust is that which is found the greatest distance from a mid-ocean-ridge.
Through the process of plate tectonics the ocean floor is moving what distance each year?
The same amount as your fingernails grow each year.
What happens to the old ocean floor as the sea floor spreads?
As the sea floor spreads, the old ocean floor gets pushed out, which makes the plates move.
What is the vertical section of the ocean from the surface to the ocean floor referred to as?
This section of the ocean from floor to surface is called the water column.
What happens to an earthquake when it travels from its source to the ocean floor?
the ocean floor starts to break up just like the land does .
What is the relationship between the distance from a river delta into the ocean and the size of sediments deposited on the ocean floor?
The further from the delta, the finer the sediments deposited.
What is depth as it is relating to the ocean?
Depth is a measure of distance between the surface and the ocean floor.
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.
Description about topography of ocean floor?
The relationship between the existence of the plume influence and ocean floor topography.
Does the thickness of ocean floor sediments decrease with distance from an ocean ridge?
yes
What ocean zones based on the distance from the land and the depth of the ocean floor are the?
Intertidal zone, coastal ocean, and open ocean.
What are the ocean zones based on the distance from land and the depth of the ocean floor?
Intertidal zone, coastal ocean, and open ocean.
How is an echo sounder used to determine the bathymetry of the ocean floor?
They send down a sound wave (whose velocity they know) and measure how much time it takes for it to return. Velocity=Distance/time Distance=Velocity*time They divide the distance by 2 (since the sonar wave has to return as well.) They make thousands of these measurements to make a map of the ocean floor based on these distances.
Where is ocean floor at the greatest water depth?
the middle, between the ocean
What is the young ocean floor?
The Young Ocean Floor is the part of the mantle showing between the 2 split tectonic plates.
On the ocean floor where is the oldest rock?
The oldest rock in oceanic crust is that which is found the greatest distance from a mid-ocean-ridge.
Is there a formal name for the process of the sea floor being older the greater the distance from the mid-ocean ridge?
Sea floor spreading
