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| Passive continental margin |
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| Found on the east coast of North America, includes continental shelf, slope, and rise. |
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| Forms a flat ocean floor beyond a continental rise. |
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| Active Continental Margin |
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| Found around the Pacific Rim, and has a much steeper continental slope. |
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| A shallow submarine platform at the edge of a continent. |
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| A relatively steep slope that extends from the continental shelf to the ocean floor. |
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| V-shaped valleys that run across continental shelves and down continental slopes. |
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| Fan shaped deposits of sediment derived from Submarine canyons. |
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| Great masses of sediment-laden water that are pulled downhill by gravity. |
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| A wedge of sediment that extends from the lower part of the continental slope to the deep-sea floor. |
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| A bottom current that flows parallel to the slopes of the continental margin. |
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| A narrow, deep trough parallel to the edge of the continent. |
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| A giant undersea mountain range that extends around the world. |
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| Major lines of weakness in earths crust that cross the mid-oceanic ridge at approximately right angles. |
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| Conical undersea mountains that rise 3280 feet or more above the sea floor. |
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| Submarine ridges that are not associated with earthquakes. |
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| Wave resistant ridges of coral, algae, and other calcareous organisms. |
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| Flat, table-like reefs attached directly to the shore. |
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| Parallel to the shore but separated from it by wide, deep lagoons. |
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| Circular reefs that rim lagoons. |
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| Land-derived sediment that has found its way to the sea floor. |
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| Sediment that settles slowly through the ocean water. |
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| Distinctive rock sequences found in many mountain chains on land. |
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