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What does the passive continental margin have that the active margin does not?
Subduction. A subduction trench.
Why NYC is not considered an active continental margin?
The U.S. east coast is not considered an active continental margin because there are no plate boundaries near it. Off the coast there is merely a slope with a transition from continental to oceanic crust.
Is the continental margin of fort Myers an active continental margin?
Yes
A passive continental margin has a while an active margin does not.?
An active continental margin may have a trench.
What is one structure you would find at an active continental margin that you would not find at a passive continental margin?
On an active continental margin, you would be likely to find an active ocean trench. This structure would generally not occur at a passive continental margin.
Is the west coast of Africa a passive or active continental margin?
Passive continental margin.
What is one structure you would find at an active continental margin that you would not find at a passive coninental margin?
On an active continental margin, you would be likely to find an active ocean trench. This structure would generally not occur at a passive continental margin.
What does a continental margin have that an active margin does not?
Subduction. A subduction trench.
Are the Appalachian mountains on an active plate edge?
No. There is no such thing as a passive plate edge. They are near a passive continental margin.
What does a active continental margin have that a passive margin does not?
Subduction. A subduction trench.
Which is synonymous with plate boundaries?
active continental margin
Which is synynonymous with plate boundaries?
active continental margin
