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No, the light only reaches a few hundred or so feet down.
( According to the television show 'Drain the Ocean' on the Discovery Channel )
After that it is total darkness.
Below is the math equation to calculate the penetration depth of light in water.
I(z) = I0e − αz
If δ denotes the penetration depth, we have,
What else can I help you with?
What organisms does require sunlight to live?
Some that live in the bottom of the ocean, where no sunlight can reach it.
Which zone of the ocean does sunlight never reach?
Aphotic zone.
Do anchors touch the ocean floor when they are deployed?
No, anchors do not touch the ocean floor when they are deployed. They are designed to hold a ship in place by gripping the seabed, but they do not reach all the way to the ocean floor.
How does sediment reach the ocean floor?
i just dont know !
Abiotic factor for a coarl reef?
Water, minerals, ocean floor, sunlight.
When was the first submarine invented that could reach the ocean floor?
Every submarine since Drebbel's first in 1578 has been able to reach the ocean floor. Not all have been able to resurface, though.
What if old rocks are rare are on the ocean floor?
It is believed that old rocks are rare on ocean floors bevause the floor has manny remains and we are not unable to reach them
What will happen if algae sink at the bottom of the ocean where no sunlight could reach?
It will die.
Difference between photic zone and aphotic zone?
Photic Zone: part of the ocean that receives sunlight Aphotic Zone: area in an ocean where sunlight does not reach and photosynthesis does not occur
What parts of the earth receives the least amount of sunlight?
The rainforest floor. The bottom of the ocean also.
What is the temp of the open ocean zone?
surface/ open ocean zone was warmer than the deep ocean. Sunlight can reach the open ocean so the temp. is warm.
Do continents reach the bottom of the ocean?
They do touch the ocean floor. they're like a giant mound, and the beaches flow into the water.
