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Why are diatom shells found in ocean-floor sediments?
Diatoms are microscopic algae that have silica shells, or frustules, that are resistant to decomposition. When diatoms die, their shells sink to the ocean floor where they accumulate over time in sediments, forming diatomaceous earth. This accumulation is due to their abundance in aquatic environments and slow degradation rate, making them a common component of ocean-floor sediments.
Are there shells in an ocean floor?
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Is the ocean floor a good place for fossils to form?
A lot of shells of marine organisms wind up on the ocean floor. Bones do not last on the ocean floor, they get eaten. But shells can last.
What covers the ocean floor?
sand (sometimes shells)
How did carbon in the atmosphere get into the shells of mussels?
Mussels absorb carbon into their shells from the ocean water. The carbon is in the form of calcium carbonate, which mussels extract from the water to build their shells. When carbon dioxide in the atmosphere dissolves in the ocean, it forms carbonic acid, which can break down to release carbonate ions that mussels use to create their shells.
What is the color of the ocean floor?
the color of the ocean floor is a light brown with specs of some shells at the bottom (very grainy)
Ooze is described as the remains of that settle on the ocean floor?
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Are huge amounts of carbon dioxide locked up in shells of tiny marine organisms?
Yes, huge amounts of carbon dioxide are effectively locked up in the shells of tiny marine organisms, such as foraminifera and coccolithophores. These organisms utilize dissolved carbon dioxide in the ocean to form calcium carbonate shells, which eventually sink to the ocean floor when they die. This process helps sequester carbon from the atmosphere and plays a crucial role in the global carbon cycle. Over geological time, this carbon can become part of sedimentary rock formations, further contributing to long-term carbon storage.
Is a sedimentary rock formed from coral shells and skeletons that piled up on the ocean floor.?
Shale
What is a sedimentary rock formed from coral shells and skeletons that piled up on the ocean floor?
Shale
What is a sedimentary rocks formed from coral shells and skeletons they piled up on the ocean floor?
Shale Rock
How does the carbon end up as sediment on the bottom of the ocean floor?
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