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What sedimentary rock is found to characterize the active continental margin?
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Breccia.
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What does the passive continental margin have that the active margin does not?
Subduction. A subduction trench.
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 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 is one structure that you would find at an active continental margin that you would not at a passive?
You will find active faults and, if the margin is convergent, volcanoes.
What is usually found at an active margin but NOT at a passive margin?
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.
What three mineralogically-distinct sedimentary rock types are found to characterize the passive continental margin?
Shale, sandstone, and limestone.
What does the passive continental margin have that the active margin does not?
Subduction. A subduction trench.
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.
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
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.
