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An underwater canyon where oceanic crust bends downward is called a?
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∙ 9y ago
It's often called a trench.
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How and why does an oceanic trench form?
The earth has plates and when the earth shirfts its plates it open a trench canyon like structure. sorry if my grammer is not perfect. An oceanic trench forms when a denser plate is subducted into the Earth at a convergent plate margin. Because the denser plate (always oceanic crust) is being bent and pulled down into the mantle, a trench forms at this subduction zone.
What is a deep valley carved by a river called?
Canyon or a Gorge
What is a narrow valley with steep sides called?
CAVERN or canyon- It is also called, in text book, a V-Shaped valley, or sometimes even a gorge, but these are formed by water falls. Ask me how waterfalls form gorges if you wish.
What is large crack in the earth formed by river or earthquake?
A large crack in the Earth, formed by a river or an earthquake, would be called a canyon, such as the Grand Canyon, formed by the Colorado River. A smaller crack might be called a fissure.
What canyons are there in the tropical rainforest?
there are the kijuima canyon, the locia de kuimnba canyon, and the justkila canyon
What is an underwater canyon called?
It could be called a trench, crevice, ocean ridge, or abyss.
What is an underwater valley called?
An ancient under sea valley carved in the ocean floor is known as a canyon, usually given the name of the contributory river on the land. such as the Hudson Canyon, or the Clutha Canyon.
What Submarine canyon?
A valley that is underwater.
What is a underwater canyon called?
It is known as a trench, which is the lower part of the ocean. The deepest trench is the Marina Trench.
What Submarine canyon means?
A valley that is underwater.
What is the name of the world's largest underwater canyon?
It is The Marianas trench it is the deepest underwater canyon and i believe the longest at 1580 miles.The mid atlantic ridge stretches 10,000 miles!
What are deep underwater canyon?
They are created in a process known as, subduction.
The most rapid change in slope in the ocean is found at the?
Either, Oceanic trench or Submerine canyon.
A steep underwater canyon is called what?
You are probably looking for "trench".
What is a steep underwater canyon?
It is known as a trench, which is the lower part of the ocean. The deepest trench is the Marina Trench.
How do you use the word canyon in a sentence?
The river had carved a wide canyon through the relatively softer sedimentary rock. Cell phones rely on a direct line of sight, and may not work in a mountain canyon.
What is winter in the Grand Canyon called?
winter in the grand canyon
