Monday, January 30, 2012

Deep oceanic areas receive the shells of floating plankton, making their sediments silica-rich?

A. false, silica is dissolved at the cold temperatures found there

B. false, there are actually very few floating organisms with shells

C. true, thick limestone deposits are formed in the deep ocean

D. true, deep ocean sediments are silica-rich

Deep oceanic areas receive the shells of floating plankton, making their sediments silica-rich?
oh siliceous ooze, can't you just imagine walking through the slimy stuff, squirting between your toes. yech. Fortunately we don't walk on the ocean bottom much. The answer would be D.

Gumps

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