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Differences between exclusive economic zone and continental shelf zone?
Same area: Lower part is continental shelf whereas the upper part is exclusive economic zone. Seabed or Subsoil is covered in continental shelf whereas above that is exclusive economic zone.
What boundary is it called when an oceanic plate descends beneath a continental plate?
It's called destructive plate margin/boundary, or convergent plate margin though this term applies to all plate margins where two plates are moving towards each other (such as continental + continental or oceanic + oceanic).
What is a fracture zone in term of continental drift theory?
A fracture zone is a group of "cracks" in the ocean floor that cut across a rift. For example, if you look at a picture of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, you'll see that there are hundreds of smaller fractures in the earth's crust that cut across the ridge. There's a great picture of the Mid-Atlantic Fracture Zone at the link below.
What part of North America is an example of a continental rift zone?
The Basin and Range Province is an example of a rift zone.
What part of the Ocean floor has the most shallow water?
The continental shelf typically has the most shallow water on the ocean floor. This is the submerged edge of a continent that extends from the shoreline to a steeper drop-off point called the continental slope. The shallow waters of the continental shelf are important for marine life and are commonly where coastal communities are located.
What is the part of the ocean that begin at the end of the continental margin?
TheNeritic Zone
What zone is not included in the continental margin?
The abyssal zone is not included in the continental margin. It is the deep ocean floor beyond the continental shelf, slope, and rise.
What is continental margin?
The continental margin is the zone of the ocean floor that separates the thin oceanic crust from thick continental crust.
What does the continental margin consist of?
The continental margin is the zone of ocean floor that separates oceanic crust and continental crust. It accounts for 28% of all oceanic area.
What is a continental margin?
A continental margin is the zone of transition between a continent and the deep ocean floor. It includes the continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise. It is an area where sediments from the continent are deposited and tectonic activity can occur.
Differences between exclusive economic zone and continental shelf zone?
Same area: Lower part is continental shelf whereas the upper part is exclusive economic zone. Seabed or Subsoil is covered in continental shelf whereas above that is exclusive economic zone.
What do the continental shelf continental slope and continental rise combine to form?
The continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise combine to form the continental margin. The continental margin is the transition zone between the continent and the deep ocean basin.
What are two structures you would find at a passive continental margin?
At a passive continental margin, you would find a continental shelf, which is the shallow, relatively flat platform extending from the shoreline, and a continental slope, which is a steeply sloping transition zone between the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor.
A passive continental margin has a while an active margin does not.?
An active continental margin may have a trench.
The ocean floor feature with its characteristic?
Rift zone- Site of crust formationAbyssal plain- Very flat part of ocean floorSubmarine canyon- Part of the continental marginGuyot- Flat-topped, underwater mountain.
Describe the subdivisions of the continental margin?
The continental margin consists of three main subdivisions: the continental shelf, the continental slope, and the continental rise. The continental shelf is the shallow, gently sloping portion closest to the shore. The continental slope is the steeper portion that connects the shelf to the deep ocean floor. The continental rise is the transition zone between the slope and the deep ocean basin, where sediments accumulate.
What boundary is it called when an oceanic plate descends beneath a continental plate?
It's called destructive plate margin/boundary, or convergent plate margin though this term applies to all plate margins where two plates are moving towards each other (such as continental + continental or oceanic + oceanic).
