The Ocean Floor Without Water
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The ocean floor without water. 4 5 ounces 128 grams which equals about 1 2 cup of morton s salt. Adult humans need around 3 grams 0 10 ounces of salt per day. Oceans cover 71 of the earth s surface and contain 97 of the earth s water. Although they appear solid the composition of some ocean floor rocks is up to 15 percent water.
How much salt in is a gallon of ocean water. Splendid animation shows the earth without water it s stunning. First ever digital map of the sea floor reveals our planet s alien landscape half a century of research and 14 500 samples has been compiled. The staff at the ocean floor is here to help with all facets of aquarium purchase and ownership.
We have changed the music. Continental shelf 300 feet continental slope 300 10 000 feet abyssal plain 10 000 feet abyssal hill 3 000 feet up from the abyssal plain seamount 6 000 feet. On average oceanic crust is only 6 to 7km thick compared to 35 to 40km for con tinental crust. The ocean basins are characterized not only by lying in deep water the ocean floor averages about 4km below sea level but also by being underlain by a thin layer of crust.
The following features are shown at example depths to scale though each feature has a considerable range at which it may occur. This graphic shows several ocean floor features on a scale from 0 35 000 feet below sea level. If they were to suddenly dry up one day life as we know it would change drastically. The water molecules are actually stuck in the mineral structure of the rock wysession explained.