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How is new rock added to the ocean floor?
usually from lava sinking to ocean floor and cooling.
The magnetic record in the rock on the ocean floor depends on when the rock was?
i dont know
How do strip of magnetized rock on the ocean floor provide evidence of sea-floor spreading?
Strips of ocean-floor basalt record the polarity of earth's magnetic field at the time the rock formed. These strips form a pattern that is the same on both sides of the mid-ocean ridge. the pattern shows that ocean floor forms along mid-ocean ridges and then moves away from the ridge.
The sedimentary rock breccia is made up of?
Skeletons of ocean organisms and broken rock particles
An island formed by ancient rock from the ocean floor is called a?
Low islands
What organisms live in mud sand and rock on the floor?
benthic
Which ocean do starfish live?
Starfish live in every ocean but the arctic ocean, they live on the sea floor and stick to rock and coral :)
How does one acquire rock samples of the ocean floor?
Deep ocean floor samples can be obtained by submersibles.
How is new rock added to the ocean floor?
usually from lava sinking to ocean floor and cooling.
What type of rock is organic rock?
An Organic rock is an Sedimentary rock and it is made in the ocean from calcium and other minerals building up on the ocean floor :)
Iron rich volcanic rock that makes up much of the ocean floor is?
The volcanic rock that makes up most of the ocean floor is called sediment.
The magnetic record in the rock on the ocean floor depends on when the rock was?
i dont know
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.
Do minerals come from the ocean?
yes, the minerals come from rock chimneys on the ocean floor
A rock that makes up much of the ocean floor?
basalt
You find a rock deep in the ocean that contains a fossil What kind of rock is this?
Sedimentary is found below the ocean floor or area with water
How do strips of magnetized rock on the ocean floor provide evidence of sea-floor spreading?
Strips of ocean-floor basalt record the polarity of earth's magnetic field at the time the rock formed. These strips form a pattern that is the same on both sides of the mid-ocean ridge. the pattern shows that ocean floor forms along mid-ocean ridges and then moves away from the ridge.
