exam2 Flashcards
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what is the average depth of oceans?
12,000 FEET
4,000 METERS
What are continental margins?
shallow areas close to continents
What are ocean basins?
deep water areas far from land
What are mid ocean ridges?
underwater mountain ranges far from land
Mid Ocean Ridges are controlled by…
plate tectonics and rocks…
What are active continental margins?
Narrow, steep, rocky, pacific oceaan, west coast of N. America, convergent, transform plate boundary….
Next to continental shelf & steeeeeepy
What are passive continental margins?
Broad, flat, sandy, Atlantic ocean, divergent, no plate boundary, East coast of N. America
Next to continental shelf & broaaaad flat
Where would you find an active continental margin?
W coast N America
Where would you find a passive continental margin?
E coast N America
What type of plate boundary is @ w coast of N America where there is an active continental margin?
TRANSFORM AND CONVERGENT
What type of plate boundary is @ e Coast of N America where there is a passive continental margin?
DIVERGENT AND NO PLATE BOUNDARY!!!!!!!
How would you describe a continental shelf that is next to an active continental margin?
NARROW
how would you describe a continental shelf that is next to a passive continental margin?
WIDE
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ocean with passive continental margin?
atlantic
occean with active continental margin?
pacific
what is a submarine canyon
under water canyon
what is submarine fan
pile of underwater sediments
rock type of continental crust
granite
thickness of continental crust
thick
density of continental crust
low
is continental crust land or ocean
land
rock type of oceanic crust
basalt
thickness of oceanic crust
thin