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The deepest parts of the ocean are found in trenches. Trenches are narrow, steep-sided depressions in the ocean floor, with the Mariana Trench being the deepest known point on Earth. While seamounts and ridges are underwater mountains and elevated areas, respectively, they do not reach the extreme depths characteristic of oceanic trenches. Rifts, on the other hand, are areas where tectonic plates are pulling apart, often associated with mid-ocean ridges but not typically the deepest locations in the ocean.
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What are Isolated volcanic peaks on the ocean floor known as?
Isolated volcanic peaks on the ocean floor are known as seamounts. The deepest parts of the ocean are long, narrow features known as deep ocean trenches.
Trenches are the deepest parts of the ocean floor which of the earth's four oceans hs the deepest trenches?
The Pacific Ocean has the deepest trenches.
What does deep-ocean basin consist of?
the deep ocean basin consist of the deepest part of the ocean . :)
Is the Atlantic ocean the deepest ocean on earth?
No, the Pacific Ocean has the deepest trenches.
What did scientist learn when they mapped the ocean floor in the 1800s?
there is a mid-atlantic ridge
What is the deepest ocean is the world?
By both overall depth, and by virtue of deepest trenches, the Pacific.
What is the land forms produced underwater caused by the movement of oceanic plate?
Submarine landforms created by the movement of oceanic plates include ocean ridges, deep-sea trenches, seamounts, and underwater volcanoes. These features are a result of tectonic processes such as seafloor spreading, subduction, and volcanic activity.
What type of ocean floor feature is evident in the cross - sectional map?
To accurately identify the ocean floor feature evident in the cross-sectional map, I would need to see the map itself. Common ocean floor features include mid-ocean ridges, abyssal plains, trenches, and seamounts. Each feature has distinct characteristics, such as the elevated structures of mid-ocean ridges or the deep, elongated depressions of trenches. Please provide details or descriptions of the map for a more specific analysis.
The ocean floor has a wide variety of lansdcapes including?
The ocean floor features diverse landscapes such as underwater mountains (seamounts), deep ocean trenches, mid-ocean ridges, and vast plains known as abyssal plains. These landscapes are shaped by processes such as plate tectonics, volcanic activity, and erosion. The ocean floor also harbors unique ecosystems and seafloor habitats.
Which part of the ocean contains trenches and is the deepest?
Yes because they are called deep ocean trenches.
Does theory continental drift state that new ocean crust is formed at ocean ridges and destroyed at deep sea trenches?
No, the theory is that Seafloor spreading state that the new ocean crust is formed at ocean ridges and is destroyed at deep sea trenches.
What are valleys between the ridges on the ocean floor?
They are called oceanic trenches.
