If the average rate of sediment accumulation is 3 cm/1000years, how long would be required for sediments to completely bury seamounts 1.5 km high and convert part of the oceanic ridge into a part of the abyssal plains. (Show your work).

Which statements are true concerning mineral formation? check all that apply. the slower the cooling, the larger the crystals. the faster the cooling, the smaller the crystals. crystals formed from magma are smaller than crystals formed from lava. minerals can only form in solutions when the solution is heated deep underground. when a solution cools, elements and compounds leave the solution and crystallize as minerals. minerals formed from hot water solutions can form narrow channels in the surrounding rock.