Just wondering if due to an enormous earthquake inside the sea/ocean, what if there is a big crack? Is it possible that the water will drain? If yes then where would it go? And how it would be like to have miles and miles of empty oceans.?
This all sounds silly but im just curious.
2006-10-01 07:32:12 · 6 answers · asked by Simple Living High Thinking 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
There is a finite amount of water on the planet, and it is constanly being recycled...evaporation, condensation, precipitation, etc.
Cracks in the sea floor (and they exist) will have no impact on the levels of our oceans... However, melting ice caps would, as well as a new ice age...but the amount of water on our planet, whether it be solid, liquid or gas, remains the same.
2006-10-01 16:18:32 · answer #1 · answered by Opus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are already plenty of cracks in the ocean floor, but water does not flow in. Instead, molten land comes out.
If the oceans were to become empty, there would be no big source for water vapor, which means it would stop raining on land. Game over, man.
2006-10-01 22:19:14 · answer #2 · answered by KFIfan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Earth is solid, not hollow. Where would the water drain?
There are plenty of cracks already, for instance in the middle of the Atlantic, from which the magma exits. That is what makes America drift away from Europe and Africa.
2006-10-01 16:39:52 · answer #3 · answered by PragmaticAlien 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are lots of cracks there already. The water just percolates down until it hits a non-porous rock. The ocean is very big.
2006-10-01 14:35:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rocks are generally heavier than water. The center of the Earth is not hollow.
2006-10-01 14:39:19 · answer #5 · answered by Pseudo Obscure 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry but putting cracks, holes and bed in the same question can get you in trouble. we could all have alot of fun with this question...
2006-10-01 14:44:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋