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Ocean Floor Questions and Answers (Q&A)

What is the abyssal plain?
Matz Lewis Clark, College student
Answered: Dec 06, 2018
Abyssal plain are plains found underwater. They are large, flat areas seen between the continental rise and the mid ocean ridges. Abyssal plain is known to cover about 40% of the ocean floor. It...Read More

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Which is the highest underwater mountain?
Matz Lewis Clark, College student
Answered: Dec 06, 2018
Mauna Kea is the highest underwater mountain when measured from base to summit. The mountain is located in the Island of Hawaii. It is the highest point in the state of Hawaii. The mountain peaks...Read More

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Why can't the ocean floor be explored?
J.Spencer, Knowledge enthusiast
Answered: Jan 15, 2019
It's actually funny when you think about it. A living species that is capable of creating technology that has left the solar system and is in interstellar space, should also know everything about...Read More

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What is the Benthic zone?
Matz Lewis Clark, College student
Answered: Dec 06, 2018
Benthic zone is the ecological zone in a body of water. It is usually at the bottom of the water as the benthic zone starts at the shore and extends until it reaches the bottom of the water...Read More

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What are oceanic trenches?
Robert Hazlewood, Senior Executive
Answered: Dec 06, 2018
Ocean trenches are steep depression in the deepest part of an Ocean (Ocean floor), they are natural occurring phenomenon. They are also the deepest part of an ocean. Ocean trench is formed when...Read More

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What is the deepest depth a deep sea diver has gone?
Robert Hazlewood, Senior Executive
Answered: Dec 06, 2018
Ahmed Gabar, an Egyptian diver holds the record of the deepest depth a deep sea diver has gone. Scuba organization advices recreational divers not to go below 130 feet but Ahmed went a bit...Read More

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What organisms live in whale falls?
W. Pratt, Marketing Analyst
Answered: Dec 07, 2018
Many organisms live under whale fall, the organisms that have been observed to live at deep whale falls include organisms like; squat lobsters, bristle worms, shrimp, osedax, crab, sea cucumber,...Read More

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What is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
Carice Snow, Motivator
Answered: Dec 04, 2018
The mid - Atlantic ridge is a mid ocean ridge. The ridge lives along North South axis of the Atlantic oceans. The elevation of the ridge is about 2,350 meters and the highest point is Mount...Read More

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What is the deepest sunken ship that's been observed?
W. Pratt, Marketing Analyst
Answered: Dec 07, 2018
According to the Guinness World Records, the deepest sunken ship that has been wreck and identified is a German blockade runner from World War II. The ship was called the SS Rio Grande. In early...Read More

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What are Guyots?
Matz Lewis Clark, College student
Answered: Dec 06, 2018
Guyots also known as seamount or table mount is a term in geology used for an isolated undersea mountain. Erosion caused by waves destroys the top of the seamount causing it to appear flat in...Read More

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What is the average pressure on the seabed if it is 4000m deep?
Robert Hazlewood, Senior Executive
Answered: Dec 06, 2018
As you go deeper into a sea, the pressure of the water pushing down on you increases. Also, pressure decreases as you come up to the surface of the sea. Each 10 meters depth adds one bar of...Read More

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How many oceanic divisions are there?
J. Harty, Writer
Answered: Dec 06, 2018
The ocean is generally divided into vertical zones by physical and biological conditions. The ocean is divided into 3 major zones. The pelagic zone, photic zone and the aphotic zone. The pe...Read More

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Is ocean floor composed of sand?
J. Harty, Writer
Answered: Dec 06, 2018
The ocean floor is made up of several materials not with sand only. These materials vary by depth and location. In shallow areas of the ocean you will fine sand as you move deeper you will find...Read More

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How do underwater earthquakes affect the ocean floor?
W. Pratt, Marketing Analyst
Answered: Dec 07, 2018
Under water earth quake is an earthquake that occurs underwater (at the floor of the body of water). Underwater earth quakes affect the ocean floor greatly. Underwater earth quake pushes up...Read More

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How deep do corals in oceans thrive?
J. Harty, Writer
Answered: Dec 06, 2018
Corals in oceans can thrive as deep as 650 feet (250 meters). Corals are mostly found in shallow areas at a depth less than 60 - 150 feet. Shallow corals get most of their energy from sunlight...Read More

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