There must be holes in the seabed. i can't believe it's completely sealed. So why doesn't the sea drain away completely over time? All the water should be inside the planet now, surely?
2007-02-01 10:33:06 · 9 answers · asked by rhysaurus 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Sounds like you are being fed nonsense by the Noah's Ark fundamentalist nuts.
The earth is not hollow. There is no place for the water to drain to even if it could.
There are "holes" in the earth's crust but they are filled with magma, molten rocks, or red hot lava being pushed up by the tremendous pressures and heat from within the earth. The mid-Atlantic ridge is a place where this is happening and has been happening over 100 million years.
Any water in the rocks of the earth are typically water in hydrates, that is, water that is part of the crystalline structure of the compounds that make up the crystals. It is not liquid water.
2007-02-01 10:47:30 · answer #1 · answered by Alan Turing 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Because if a hole were to occur in the sea bed it would lead to the moltern lava below (the mantle). This has the entire earth's crust sitting on top of it and is consequently at high pressure. This high pressure would force the lava out of the hole against the water, and create an underwater volcano. The water would never get in.
Indeed there are some vents that emit hot gasses from the mantle. These are called hydrothermal vents, and the presence of methane around these causes some simple unusual plants to thrive
2007-02-01 19:09:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Ocean/Sea doesn't have holes in the seabed(or at least not very long). In the Earths core magma flows out of those holes and is immediately cooled by the water which seals that hole.
2007-02-01 18:49:15 · answer #3 · answered by iron man 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there are holes and fissures in plates. The centre of the Earth is very, very hot so this water evaporates and when it reaches the cool water of the sea it turns into water again. And even if it wasnt hot, the centre of the Earth is solid and incredibly dense so it couldnt drain away anyway.
2007-02-01 18:45:00 · answer #4 · answered by Ustadji 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
All the stuff on the surface of Earth is light in weight floating on stuff that is heavy in comparison. The rocks on the surface are just a little bit lighter than the mantle rock and water is much lighter than any rocks. As you know from playing in the pool stuff that is light floats ans stuff that is heavy sinks. The water in the ocean is very light compared to the rock it floats on.
2007-02-01 18:45:03 · answer #5 · answered by jim m 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Where do you think the water for geysers like Old Faithful come from?
So, even if some leaks, the geysers spew it back into the air.
Also, the leaks aren't as bad as you think. All the whale poop eventually settles down and clogs them like a big, cheap toilet.
2007-02-01 18:39:04 · answer #6 · answered by bkc99xx 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sea floor spreading, lava flows over it i guess it clogs it , then it gos from there, lol i guess?
2007-02-01 18:42:23 · answer #7 · answered by crimsion_rain93 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very good plugs are used my friend (bought from Wickes i believe)
2007-02-01 18:36:50 · answer #8 · answered by Shellie 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes but it goes in one hole and out another on the other side of the world(like coming in a woman)
2007-02-01 18:47:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 8⤋