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Scientist who study the ocean floor are called?
Benthos
What are three ways scientists can learn about the deep ocean?
With submersibles, sonar, magnetometers, and satellites.
The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor?
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How do scientist know that the continents are moving?
the ocean sea floor is spreading
When is new ocean crust or sea floor produced?
New oceanic crust is created at the mid-oceanic ridges, a divergent plate boundary.
When metals concentrate around pieces of shell on the ocean floor they form black lumps called?
they are called organic spots on the ocean floor.
Do minerals come from the ocean?
yes, the minerals come from rock chimneys on the ocean floor
Rock chimneys on the ocean floor that spew black clouds of minerals are called?
black smokers
What is sea floor spreading and what evidence do we have to prove it is happening?
Magnetic minerals on the ocean floor.
What is the most abundant mineral in the ocean floor?
The most abundant mineral in the ocean floor is basalt. There are also some other minerals like sand, gravel and granite that are found in the ocean floor.
The sediment on the ocean floor contains few or many minerals and metals?
It contains many Minerals and Metals.
What are the scientist who work on the ocean floor called?
Scientists who work on the ocean floor are called marine biologist
Abiotic factor for a coarl reef?
Water, minerals, ocean floor, sunlight.
Who should own the minerals on the Ocean floor?
The area around the a country is owned by that country. It is their area to fish in so they own the minerals. The minerals in the middle of the ocean with no counties there are owned by whoever gets there first.
Are there any mountains on the ocean floor on the ocean floor?
Derr! there called sea mount's.
How do minerals form around chimneys on the ocean floor?
menerals crystallize in the cold sea.
What is a wave caused by a sudden shift in the ocean floor called?
A wave caused by a sudden shift in the ocean floor is called a tsunami.
