Table of Contents
- 1 What are the features of the ocean floor?
- 2 What prominent feature of the ocean floor is missing from the model at this point?
- 3 Where is the bottom of the ocean?
- 4 What are the straight lines on the ocean floor?
- 5 How is the anatomy of a scallop different from an adult?
- 6 What’s the difference between bay scallops and Atlantic scallop?
What are the features of the ocean floor?
Features of the ocean floor include the continental shelf and slope, abyssal plain, trenches, seamounts, and the mid-ocean ridge. The ocean floor is rich in resources. Living things on the ocean floor are used for food or medicines.
What prominent feature of the ocean floor is missing from the model at this point?
What prominent feature of the ocean floor is missing from the model at this point? The center slit stands for the Mid-Ocean Ridge, and the model is missing the molten material that passes through the Mid-Ocean Ridge.
What made of the ocean floor?
Oceanic crust is about 6 km (4 miles) thick. It is composed of several layers, not including the overlying sediment. The topmost layer, about 500 metres (1,650 feet) thick, includes lavas made of basalt (that is, rock material consisting largely of plagioclase [feldspar] and pyroxene).
Which feature comprises the largest area of the sea floor?
At depths of over 10,000 feet and covering 70% of the ocean floor, abyssal plains are the largest habitat on earth.
Where is the bottom of the ocean?
The average ocean depth is 2.3 miles . The deepest part of the ocean is called the Challenger Deep and is located beneath the western Pacific Ocean in the southern end of the Mariana Trench, which runs several hundred kilometers southwest of the U.S. territorial island of Guam.
What are the straight lines on the ocean floor?
These lines are artifacts of the ocean floor mapping process. Oceanographers use sonar—sound waves—to map the ocean bottom. These sonar readings are typically taken by ships towing submersible devices that send out sound waves.
Where are sea scallops found in the ocean?
Sandy or gravelly spots on the ocean floor, about 20-110 meters deep. Western Atlantic Ocean, from the Mid-Atlantic United States to Canada. Scallops are filter feeders and filter plankton out of the water.
Where does a jumping scallop land on the sea floor?
A jumping scallop usually lands on the sea floor between each contraction of its valves, whereas a swimming scallop stays in the water column for most or all of its contractions and travels a much greater distance (though seldom at a height of more than 1 m off the sea bed and seldom for a distance of greater than 5 m).
How is the anatomy of a scallop different from an adult?
Most scallops begin their lives as byssally attached juveniles, an ability that some retain throughout their lives while others grow into freeliving adults. Very little variation occurs in the internal arrangement of organs and systems within the scallop family, and what follows can be taken to apply to the anatomy of any given scallop species.
What’s the difference between bay scallops and Atlantic scallop?
Bay scallops are smaller, growing to about 4 inches. The gender of Atlantic sea scallops can be distinguished. The females’ reproductive organs are red while the males’ are white. Scallops are found in saltwater environments worldwide, ranging from the intertidal zone to the deep sea.