Question

Flat-topped seamounts called guyots are formed when volcanic islands subside and are eroded over time. true or false

Answer 1

Flat-topped seamounts called guyots are formed when volcanic islands subside and are eroded over time.

The statement is true.

During their evolution over geologic time, the largest seamounts can also reach the sea surface where wave action erodes the summit to form a flat surface. After they have subsided and sunk underneath the sea surface such flat-top seamounts are called "guyots" or "table mounts".

While these flat-topped seamounts sooner or later sink back down to deep water, they're called guyots. Of all of the seamounts inside the Pacific, guyots have the maximum varied geology and consequently the maximum varied habitats for animals to stay.

But as quickly as a volcano breaches the ocean floor, waves and other sub-aerial methods (wind, rainfall, weathering) will motivate erosion of the volcano. over time, those processes will erode the flanks and top of the seamount/island, ultimately forming a flat shelf to form a guyot.

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