Hot Seawater Dissolves Metals as It Circulates Through Oceanic Crust

question 37

True/False

Hot seawater dissolves metals as it circulates through oceanic crust beneath hydrothermal vents such as black smokers.

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Definitions:

Water-Vascular System

A network of hydraulic canals unique to echinoderms, such as starfish, used for locomotion, feeding, and respiration.

Exoskeleton

External skeleton of some invertebrates; hard external parts that muscles attach to and move.

Shed

To cast off or discard something, such as skin or hair, through a natural process or to describe a simple, single-story structure used for storage.

Endoskeleton

Internal skeleton made up of hardened components such as bones.