underwater geology

Underwater geology studies the Earth's solid structures beneath the ocean, including rocks, sediments, and tectonic features. It explores how oceanic crust forms at mid-ocean ridges, where magma rises and solidifies, and how plates move, causing earthquakes and creating features like trenches and seamounts. Sediments accumulate from biological activity and weathering, revealing Earth's history. This field helps us understand processes shaping the Earth's surface, resource distribution, and seismic risks, all within the complex and dynamic environment of the ocean floor.