Topography Of Ocean Floor Ppt
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Topography of ocean floor ppt. Ocean floor topography prof. Topographytopography is the study of earth s surface shape and features. Ocean floor topography 1. Refers to the different forms in which the ocean floor bottom can exist is similar to the ground topography with features such as valleys mountains and plateaus.
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Oceans are vast body of saline water occupying the great depressions on the earth. A the vast world oceana the vast world ocean earth is often referred to as the blue planet 71 of earth s surface is represented by oceans and marginal seas continents and islands comprise the remaining 29 oceans represent 97 of the hydrosphere. Sea bottomsea bottom topographytopography main features vishnu m svishnu m s 11stst msc applied geologymsc applied geology university of calicutuniversity of calicut 2. Powerpoint ppt presentation free to view.
The ocean floor the vast world ocean bathymetry is the measurement of ocean depths and charting topography of ocean floor 36 000 ft deep marianas trench the challenger in 1872. Balasubramanian centre for advanced studies in earth science university of mysore india 2. The deep ocean floor a guyot is a seamount that has eroded so that it has a flat top and is underwater. The vast world ocean bathymetry is the measurement of ocean depths and charting topography of ocean floor 36 000 ft deep marianas trench the challenger in 1872.
The gently sloping section of the continental margin located between the shoreline and the continental slope. Ocean floorocean floor reported by. Ocean floor topography the study of numerous landforms that exist on or below the earth. These deep cracks in the ocean floor are formed when the denser oceanic plate slides beneath the less dense continental plate.
Deep ocean trenches are the deepest parts of the ocean. The salty ocean one kilogram of ocean water contains about 35 grams of salt that is 35 parts per thousand. 1 topography of ocean floors by prof. Mid ocean ridges mark places where two tectonic plates are separating and new ocean crust is being made.
Seas and oceans are blue beauties of the planet earth. Features of the ocean floor ocean topography mr. The ocean floor the vast world ocean bathymetry is the measurement of ocean depths and charting topography of ocean floor 36 000 ft deep marianas trench the challenger in 1872. Powerpoint ppt presentation free to view.