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What is the difference between a mid ocean ridge and a rift?
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What is the amount of rainfall received in a year in the ocean?
The amount of rainfall received in the ocean varies greatly depending on the location and ocean currents. On average, the global ocean receives about 40 inches (1,016 mm) of rainfall per year. Areas near the equator tend to receive more rainfall, while regions closer to the poles generally receive less.
How does the movement of the old and the new crust move in seafloor spreading?
In seafloor spreading, the old crust moves away from the mid-ocean ridge as new crust forms through volcanic activity. This movement is driven by the process of mantle convection, where hotter and less dense material rises at the ridge, pushing the tectonic plates apart. As new crust forms at the ridge, it gradually moves away from the ridge as more magma is added, creating a conveyor belt-like system of crustal movement.
Where do cirques intersect?
Cirques could intersect at an intermediate ridge. This would be less common.
What actions cause the deposition of sand at a delta?
Deposition of sand at a delta can be caused by the decrease in water velocity as a river enters a less energetic environment, such as a lake or ocean. Additionally, if the sediment load carried by the river exceeds its capacity due to factors like floods or high sediment supply, it can lead to deposition of sand at the delta. Finally, the presence of vegetation or obstacles in the river can slow down water flow and result in the deposition of sand.
How does sediment that is closer to a mid ocean ridge compare in sediment that is father away?
Sediment closer to a mid-ocean ridge tends to be younger, coarser, and more abundant due to the higher rate of volcanic and tectonic activity in those areas. In contrast, sediment farther away from the ridge is older, finer, and less abundant as it has had more time to accumulate and undergo erosion.
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.
In the pacific ocean uncompacted sediment measures about?
600 meters or less
How do sediments on the ocean floor vary in relation to an ocean ridge?
The transport of sediment depends on its grain size and the original location where it was produced. Terrigenous sediment can be transported to the deep sea via rivers or by wind. Material transported by rivers most commonly ends up deposited on thecontinental margin, the shallow portions of the ocean that are within several hundred kilometers of land. When continental margin deposits accumulate fast and get overly steep, or when an earthquake or storm causes the sediment to be resuspended, turbidity currents provide additional transport out to the deep sea. The resuspension of the sediment into the bottom water causes it to be more dense than the overlying water, and thus these turbidity currents flow downslope to the more distant ocean basin -humberto <3
Does savanna have lots of trees?
Not really because its by the ocean, it depends on where you are...the closer to the ocean the less i guess. ;) but if your talkin about the biome... then no they is not alot
How deep is the middle of the ocean?
The depth of water at the apex of the ridge is less than 2,700 metres.
What ridge has the slowest rate of seafloor spreading?
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge has one of the slowest rates of seafloor spreading, averaging about 2.5 cm per year. This ridge is located in the Atlantic Ocean and is less active compared to other spreading ridges like the East Pacific Rise.
What is the difference between a mid oceanic ridge and a subduction zone?
A subduction zone occurs at convergent plate margins where an oceanic plate is going underneath a continental plate or a less dense oceanic plate. A mid-ocean ridge is a divergent plate boundary on the ocean floor with a mountain range and a rift running through the center of it. Sea floor spreading also occurs at mid ocean ridges.
What is the difference between a mid ocean ridge and a rift?
ewkmf\
As oceanic crust moves away from the mid ocean ridge it cools and becomes more dense?
Yes, as oceanic crust moves away from the mid-ocean ridge, it cools and solidifies, causing it to become more dense. This denser crust then sinks lower in the mantle compared to the less dense asthenosphere, leading to the formation of the ocean basins.
What boundaries that are least likely to have active volcanoes?
Boundaries that are least likely to have active volcanoes are divergent boundaries where tectonic plates move away from each other, such as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. At these boundaries, the magma rises to the surface in a more gentle manner, resulting in less explosive volcanic activity.
Why do sediment settle out of flowing water as it slows down?
Because it has less energy and can carry less sediments.
