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Mineral-rich water heated by newly formed oceanic crust escapes through cracks in the ocean floor called?
Th water escapes through cracks in the ocean floor called hydrothermal vents.
Mineral rich water heated by newly formed oceanic crust escapes through cracks in the ocean floor called?
Hydrothermal vents. These vents are locations where seawater penetrates the ocean crust, becomes heated by magma below the surface, and then rises back up through the vents, carrying minerals and nutrients. They support unique ecosystems teeming with specialized biological communities.
What escapes from cracks in the ocean floor?
Heat as well as lava can seep from cracks in the ocean floor.
What is the effect of magma pushing up through cracks in the ocean floor?
push and a pull
What happens at hydrothermal vents?
Seawater seeps into the ocean floor through cracks in the crust
Is the location where lava pours out of cracks in the ocean floor?
The mid-ocean-ridge.
A area where water sinks through the cracks of the ocean floor is called a?
hydrothermal vent also called (white/black) smokers
What are the steps by which minerals deposits form around chimneys on the ocean floor?
1) Ocean water seeps down through cracks in the crust. 2) Water comes in contact with magma that heats it to a very high temperature. 3) The heated water then dissolves minerals from the crust and rushes upward. 4)The solution billows out of chimneys. When the solution hits the sea, minerals crystallize on the ocean floor.
What is a deep crack in the ocean floor?
huge cracks in the ocean floor are called trenches.
What is the location where lava pours out of cracks in the ocean floor?
The location where lava pours out of cracks in the ocean floor is known as a mid-ocean ridge or a spreading center. This is where tectonic plates move apart, allowing magma to rise from the mantle and create new oceanic crust.
What are two pieces evidence for cracks in the ocean floor?
molten material and drilling samples
What is an ocean thermal vent?
It is a place where volcanism or hot water heated by the underlying magma erupts on the ocean floor.
