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.
No. There is no such thing as a passive plate edge. They are near a passive continental margin.
Yes
Earthquakes and volcanoes are rare due to the distance from any active boundaries.
active continential margins
They are both part of the larger structure called the continental margin where a continental plate meets an oceanic plate. The lower (deeper) end of the continental slope is called the continental rise.
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.
Subduction. A subduction trench.
Passive continental margin.
You will find active faults and, if the margin is convergent, volcanoes.
An active continental margin may have a trench.
Subduction. A subduction trench.
Active and passive margins describe the various characteristics of continental margins that are a result of plate tectonics. An active margin usually has numerous volcanoes and mountains, while a passive margin typically do not have these formations.
passive margin
Passive continental margins are not areas of convergence. There is little volcanic and earthquake activity on passive margins. Active margins are areas of convergence where one plate is descending beneath another. They are associated with volcanic and earthquake activity.
No. There is no such thing as a passive plate edge. They are near a passive continental margin.
There are two structures that would be found at a passive continental margin. These structures are continental shelves and continental slopes.
The Andes are located on an active contintal margin and are still forming and the Appalachians are on a passive continental margin