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Q: Why is it important to know where deep ocean trenches are?
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Far as I know--- 8km(that is including trenches.


Why is the ocean deep?

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Today scientists know that on average the ocean is 2.3 miles (3.7 kilometers) deep, but many parts are much shallower or deeper. The deepest parts of the ocean are trenches – long, narrow depressions, like a trench in the ground, but much bigger. The HMS Challenger sampled one of these zones at the southern end of the Mariana Trench, which might be the deepest point in the ocean. Known as the Challenger Deep, it is 35,768 to 36,037 feet deep – almost 7 miles (11 kilometers).


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Why are most trenches on the sea floor found around the rim of the pacific ocean?

Most trenches are found around the rim of the Pacific Ocean because this area is where several tectonic plates converge. The subduction zones created by this plate movement result in the formation of trenches as one plate is forced beneath another. This process is most active around the Pacific Plate, leading to the abundance of trenches in the region.


Why do you think it is important to know what is happening on the ocean floor?

so we know what is going on down there!


Why are very fossils found in rocks made from sediment that laid down in deep ocean waters?

Isn't it, " Why are very FEW fossils found in rocks made from sediment that laid down in deep ocean waters?"and i thought you would know.