What geologic resource exist in the ocean?

Q: What is the difference in oceanic and continental crust?

A: Oceanic crust- Located beneath the ocean Thinnest,6-35km Youngest crust It is densest as a…

Q: what is the relative age of the igneous rock?

A: Igneous rocks, also known as magmatic rocks, are formed by the cooling and solidification of the…

Q: Explain what causes the mantle to '' flow ''?

A: The rocks that make up Earth's mantle are mostly silicates—a wide variety of compounds that share a…

Q: What are Mining and Mineral Resources ?

A: The study of interrelationship between the living organisms and its environment is known as ecology.…

Q: How does the evolution of the ocean basins affect the hydrologic cycle

A: Ocean basins are formed initially by stretching and splitting of continental crust and rise of…

Q: What layer do tectonic plates sit on? O A. Continent B. Inner core O c. Outer core O D. Mantle

A: Tectonic plates sit on the  mantle layer of earth. German meterologist ALFRED WEGENER is credited as…

Q: What is the inner most part of the earth?

A: Earth can be divided into three main layers; Core Mantle Crust(divided into inner and outer core)

Q: Rank the following ocean zones in order from shallowest to deepest: Neritic zone, Aphotic zone,…

A: Introduction:The oceans are divided into various important zones.They are  :-1 Intertidal zone2…

Q: what animals and plants in the ocean do you think would be most affected by climate change?

A: The several ways by which the ocean is affected by climate change are: Bleaching migration…

Q: What TWO processes can increase salinity in the ocean?

A: Salinity is the measure that refers to the saltiness or the amount of salt that is found in the…

Q: How biological process including life processes and decomposition of organic matter influence…

A: Organic matter are the carbon based compounds which are present in the environment. They are…

Q: Who owns the ocean and sea floor?

A: The oceans have no apparent surface characteristics it is flat and briny expanse. A single ocean…

Q: How could currents be affected by global climate change?

A: BASIC INFORMATION  CLIMATE CHANGE  It is caused because of global warming as well as the shifts in…

Q: How can life possibly evolve in such an inhospitable environment?

A: Evolution can be defined as the unrolling of nature that brings about an orderly change from one…

Q: In trying to understand the formation of the early Earth, some researchers have suggested that the…

A: 1) According to this article the earth's water came from icy comets pelted on earth and deposited…

Q: What are the 3 zones of the deepest ocean floor?

A: There are different zones of the deepest oceanic floor. The characteristics of the ocean floor…

Q: What two geoscience process shaped the Hawaii islands

A: Hawaii is the only island state of the United States of America in the Pacific Ocean. The Hawaiian…

Q: Which event was the most important in environmental history?

A: The principal goal of environmental history is to deepen our understanding of how humans has been…

Q: what are the two processes that would change the accumulated sediments in the delta to sedmentary…

A: Sedimentary rocks are formed from the fragments of the pre-existing rocks.Formation of sedimentary…

Q: Why are deep ocean waters typically low in oxygen?

A: The biogeochemical cycle that leads to the interconversion of environmental carbon in different…

Q: How does the hydrologic cycle involve movement of water between the four “spheres” of earth?

A: The water cycle, conjointly known as the hydrologic cycle, a cycle involves the continuous…

Q: When was the first hydrothermal vent community found in the Indian Ocean?

A: Underwater volcanoes at spreading ridges and convergent plate boundaries produce hot springs known…

Q: What are the 4 parts of the intertidal zone?

A: The intertidal zone is the territory where the sea meets the land among elevated and low tides.…

Q: What are the similarities and differences in the stratification of lakes and oceans? What…

A: Stratification is the term used to describe the formation of layers of water or columns in ocean or…

Q: How does rising temperature elevate sea levels?

A: The earth is made up of 70% water. The water of the majority portion of the earth is in form of…

Q: is the rate of seafloor spreading farly constant? how do you know

A: Seafloor spreads at the mid-oceanic ridge due to volcanic activity, as a result, divergent boundary…

Q: What is the relationship between solar radiation and ocean circulation

A: Solar radiation is the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sun. This radiation is formed due to…

Q: What is seafloor spreading? O A. The movement of a continent over time B. The formation of new ocean…

A: Sea floor spreading is an interaction that happens at mid-sea edges, where new oceanic crust is…

Q: How are igneous rocks formed?

A: There are three kinds of rock: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic.

Q: What are the steps in the process of seafloor spreading?

A: Seafloor spreading is the process by which new oceanic crust is formed by the upwelling of magma…

Q: To what extent might ocean habitats have changed over long periods  of geological time? How might…

A: The ocean may appear to be a vast and constant expanse, but the world under the waves has changed…

Q: How does the hydrosphere interact with the atmosphere?

A: The earth can be divided into four subsystems, called spheres. There are four spheres - lithosphere…

Q: At a subduction zone, what causes magma to rise?

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Q: At an ocean geographic feature is formed? O An island volcanic arc O An island mountain range O A…

A: A convergent plate boundary forms where two plates collide. That collision can happen between a…

Q: How does glaciers abrade rock

A: Glacier are huge mass of ice that moves slowly over land.  They are often called “rivers of ice” and…

Q: What is the micro-climate zone of North Carolina?

A: Introduction: A microclimate is a small region within a larger area that has a different climate…

Q: What is the water pressure in the deepest ocean trenches?

A: Pressure increases down the depth, it can be up to eight tons per square inch or equivalent to 1000…

Q: What are the different ocean zones? And mention each characteristics

A: The ocean encompasses more than 70% of the Earth's total surface area and contains nearly all of its…

Q: what geological process generates the worlds largest undersea mountain chain the mid Atlantic ridge

A: The geological process which generates the world's largest undersea mountain chain in the mid…

Q: What energy resources exist in the ocean?

A: The study of the ecosystem and its resources are generally referred to as ecology. It contains all…

Q: How does subduction cause the formation of land mass like mountains and volcanoes?

A: Subduction is a process in which tectonic plates slide beneath each other and merge with the mantle…

Q: Which of the following areas is NOT part of the lithoecosphere? A. Polar caps B. Erupting volcano…

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