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What is the relationship between sea floor sediment thickness and mid-ocean ridge distance?
The further away a point is from the mid-ocean ridge, the deeper the sediment layer should be. Because the ocean floor is relatively new nearer the ridge, sediments have had less time to accumulate.
What effects did deep ocean trenches have on the sediment thickness of the abyssal plain?
Deep ocean trenches influence sediment thickness on the adjacent abyssal plains by acting as sites of sediment accumulation and trapping. As tectonic plates converge and subduct, sediments from the ocean floor are often funneled into these trenches, leading to a reduction in sediment thickness on the surrounding abyssal plains. Additionally, the depth and steepness of trenches can hinder sediment transport, resulting in a more pronounced sedimentary environment in the trenches compared to the relatively flat abyssal plains. Overall, these geological features create a dynamic interplay that affects sediment distribution and thickness in the deep ocean.
When sediment sinks into the ocean floor it is called?
When sediment sinks into the ocean floor, it is called sedimentation. Over time, layers of sediment build up and compress to form sedimentary rocks.
What is an ocean floor sediment?
broken up rocks
Do skeletons exist on the ocean floor?
The ocean floor sediment contains unfathomable numbers of marine organism skeletons.
Does the thickness of ocean floor sediments decrease with distance from an ocean ridge?
yes
How does sediment reach the ocean floor?
i just dont know !
Which type of ocean floor sediment is biological in origin?
Biogenous
Where on the ocean floor is sediment the thickest?
the thickest accumulation of sediment on the ocean floor is at the CONTINENTAL SLOPES AND RISES. :)
What is the ocean floor covered with thick layers of?
Sexual coment
What type of ocean-floor sediment is biological in origin?
Novanet answer: Biogenous.
How does the carbon end up as sediment on the bottom of the ocean floor?
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