Geology
Question 1: describe how the sea floor is studied.
Study of the sea floor has, by and large, been an impersonal study. Due to the great pressures bearing down upon the floor, humans cannot physically travel there without mechanical and structural aid to withstand the weight of the water bearing down upon them. The only currently was to physically travel to portions of the sea floor are submersibles, reinforced metal subs with thick quartz portals to allow the scientist to, at least partially and briefly view the dark stretches of the sea floor. Though advances in pressure suits are beginning to allow more and more deep sea exploration by the scientists themselves. Scientists also use coring and digging devices from surface ships to collect samples of the sea floor. These devices collect samples of the terrain, ranging from a few centimeters of the top layer, to multilayered columns that can be viewed "like the pages of a book".
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