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