Afterall..the ocean bed is made of permeable rocks and sand....
2006-07-11 05:08:37 · 8 answers · asked by Preethikrish 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
In a sense, it does 'seep off,' but then it reappears through hydrothermal vents.
A hydrothermal vent is a fissure in a planet's surface from which geothermally heated water issues. Hydrothermal vents are commonly found in places that are also volcanically active, where hot magma is relatively near the planet's surface.
The water that issues from hydrothermal vents consists mostly of ground water that has percolated down into hot regions from the surface.
2006-07-11 05:54:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's already saturated for one. For another, the water is constantly circulating bring water into and out of the oceans.
2006-07-16 12:05:56 · answer #2 · answered by idiot detector 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the water does permeate pretty deeply. There's just so much water that the underlying rock and sand is saturated, and it continues to build up.
2006-07-11 06:28:48 · answer #3 · answered by Privratnik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because water is the lightest and thus rises to the top.
Oil on the other hand is way at the bottom.
2006-07-11 05:12:24 · answer #4 · answered by eventhorizon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the bottom of the ocean is made of hard stones that doesnt absorb water
2006-07-11 05:16:03 · answer #5 · answered by ings 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To where? New Orleans is already full.
2006-07-11 05:13:45 · answer #6 · answered by mark c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DOESN'T SEEP IT HUMIDIFIES THEN TURNS INTO RIAN
2006-07-11 05:35:00 · answer #7 · answered by s_mcpimp 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not if it's saturated.
2006-07-11 05:10:04 · answer #8 · answered by bequalming 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋