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The climate of a continent may be influenced by continental?
Drift
A passive continental margin has a while an active margin does not.?
An active continental margin may have a trench.
What happens when continental and oceanic lithospheres collide?
When oceanic lithosphere and continental lithosphere collide, the continental lithosphere may be obducted over the oceanic lithosphere or the oceanic lithosphere may be subducted under the continental lithosphere. The latter is thought to be more common. This subduction and obduction generally results in tectonic activity such as volcanoes and earthquakes.
How are convergent plate margins characterized?
Convergent plate margins are characterized as collision zones between plates and may involve continental to continental crust, continental to oceanic crust, or oceanic to oceanic crust. Those that involve oceanic crust result in subduction of the more dense plate into the Earth's mantle. Continental to continental plate collisions result in uplift of the surface features and mountain building and the margin may eventually become welded together.
What are 2 kinds of crust that a tectonic plate may contain?
Oceanic and continental.
What is the underwater edge of a continent called?
The tip of the continental shelf (which has a gentle slope) where if you go any farther, the continental slope forms, which has a very steep slope.
Ano ang kahulugan ng continental?
ito ay isang shelf na may 5 araw at gabi
Does soil and rock debris accumulate on the continental slope after being washed into the ocean?
No, it accumulates on the continental shelf and may subsequently move down the continental slope onto the ocean floor in "slump turbidity currents" when disturbed by earthquakes.
Where is the Cape May City Branch in Cape May located?
The address of the Cape May City Branch is: 110 Ocean St., Cape May, 08204 2320
Where is the Cape May Bookmobile in Cape May Ct. Hse. located?
The address of the Cape May Bookmobile is: Mechanic Street, Cape May Ct. Hse., 08210 1498
When was The Cape May created?
The Cape May was created in 2003.
Where is the Cape May County Library in Cape May Ct. Hse. located?
The address of the Cape May County Library is: Mechanic Street, Cape May Ct. Hse., 08210 1498
How deep is the continintal slope?
The slope is the steep transitional area between the shelf and rise. The continental slope depth for the Atlantic Ocean is 3900 meters or in other words 12800 feet.
Where is the Greater Cape May Historical Society in Cape May New Jersey located?
The address of the Greater Cape May Historical Society is: Po Box 495, Cape May, NJ 08204
Ano ang kahulugan ng continental shelf?
Ang Sunda Shelf ay isang malaking nakausling bahagi ng kontinente ng Asya na may lawak na 1 800 000 kilometro kuwadrado.
What is the county Seat of Cape May County?
Cape May Court House
When was Cape May Light created?
Cape May Light was created in 1859.
