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Hydrothermal vents were discovered in 1977 in the Pacific Ocean.
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How Tall Are Hydrothermal vents?
Hydrothermal vents can get very tall. Many of them are as tall as a three story house.
Organisms living near hydrothermal vents have no access to light so they get their energy from?
chemical reactions
Why were scientists surprised to find life around hydrothermal vents?
hot springs on the sea floor that pump out superheated water from inside earth.
Can anything live at 180 degrees Farenheith?
Certain bacteria live in hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor or in oil reservoirs within Earth at temperatures as high as 250oF.
How do Hydrothermal vents form?
Hydrothermal vents form when water underground is heated by magma until it expands or boils and bursts out of the earth's crust. "Hydro" means water and "thermal" means heat. Typically, it occurs in volcanically active places where there is abundant groundwater and magma close to the surface. One famous location is Yellowstone Park where Old Faithful (a hydrothermal vent) spouts regularly.
In What zone are hydrothermal vents located-?
hydrothermal vents are found in the deep zone
What type of soil is on hydrothermal vents?
Hydrothermal vents are typically located on the ocean floor where basaltic rock crust is present. The soil around hydrothermal vents is mainly composed of mineral-rich sediments and hydrothermal minerals like sulfides, which are deposited from the hot, mineral-laden fluids that flow from the vents.
What do hydrothermal vents look like?
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Have been found in waters of hydrothermal vents?
hydrothermal vents are found in the deep zone
How Tall Are Hydrothermal vents?
Hydrothermal vents can get very tall. Many of them are as tall as a three story house.
What is another name for a deep sea hydrothermal vent?
They are known, simply, as hydrothermal vents. They only occur in the deep ocean. Some specific types are cold seeps, white smokers and hot smokers. If you are looking for specific hydrothermal vents the Lost City and Loki's castle are fields of hydrothermal vents in the mid-Atlantic and Majic Mountain is a hydrothermal vent field located about 150 miles west of Vancouver.
Do crab lives near hydrothermal vents?
Yes, some crabs have adapted to life near hydrothermal vents.
Are hydrothermal vents diverse?
I have no clue
Where are most hydrothermal vents found?
Hydrothermal vents are found along seafloor spreading centers on the bottom of the oceans.
How are coral reefs and hydrothermal vents the same?
Coral reefs and hydrothermal vents are similar because they both lie below the under water.
What organismes live in hydrothermal vents?
fish
What discovery was made by Alvin?
Hydrothermal vents
