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Can volcanic eruptions occur underwater?
Volcanoes are common occurrences along the boundaries of Earth’s tectonic plates. These boundaries allow super-heated molten rock called magma, along with ash and gases,...
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What causes ocean currents?
Currents are cohesive streams of seawater that circulate through the ocean. Some are short-lived...
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How do deep-ocean habitats differ from ocean habitats near the sea surface?
Organisms living in the deep ocean must survive in a physical environment that is...
Why are so many deep-sea animals red in color?
The deep-sea scyphozoan jellyfish, Atolla wyvillei, as seen under white light. Image courtesy of Edith A....
Where do ocean waves come from?
A tsunami-detecting DART buoy, deployed by NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown in the Pacific...
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What is a volcanic "hotspot"?
A hotspot is theorized to form as one of Earth's outer tectonic plates moves over an unusually hot part of the Earth's...
Are glass sponges made of glass?
The primary skeleton of many glass sponges is a network of large spicules that have fused together to form a matrix that defines...
What does “CTD” stand for?
A CTD Rosette is lowered into the water to measure the salinity, temperature, depth and concentration of particles in the water column. Image...
Why do we study shipwrecks?
Maritime archeologists document the Montana, a wreck in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, which protects many shipwrecks within the Great Lakes. Image courtesy...
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What is a volcanic "hotspot"?
A hotspot is theorized to form as one of Earth's outer tectonic plates moves over an unusually hot part of the Earth's...
What is the difference between photosynthesis and chemosynthesis?
Close up of a tubeworm “bush,” which mines for sulfide in the carbonate substrate with their roots. The sulfide is metabolized by bacteria...
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