How much salt in is a gallon of ocean water.
The ocean floor without water.
The water molecules are actually stuck in the mineral structure of the rock wysession explained.
Splendid animation shows the earth without water it s stunning.
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.
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.
Although they appear solid the composition of some ocean floor rocks is up to 15 percent water.
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4 5 ounces 128 grams which equals about 1 2 cup of morton s salt.
Oceans cover 71 of the earth s surface and contain 97 of the earth s water.
The staff at the ocean floor is here to help with all facets of aquarium purchase and ownership.
On average oceanic crust is only 6 to 7km thick compared to 35 to 40km for con tinental crust.
The following features are shown at example depths to scale though each feature has a considerable range at which it may occur.
These are swathes of land with higher average altitudes than the rest of the ocean floor which surround the continents.
Adult humans need around 3 grams 0 10 ounces of salt per day.
If they were to suddenly dry up one day life as we know it would change drastically.
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