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tectonics unit

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subduction zone meaning: one tectonic plate is forced beneath another, often at convergent plate boundaries location: convergent plate boundaries Ex: Cascadia subduction zone, Andes mtns
Spreading ridge meaning: 2 tectonic plates are moving apart location: divergent plate boundaries ex: mid-Atlantic ridge
rift valley meaning: where tectonic plates are pulling apart location: southwestern Asia - Eastern Africa ex: East African Rift
seamounts meaning: large underwater mountains typically formed by extinct volcanoes. Found in clusters or chains. Formed under water by volcanic activity. location: every ocean basin, midocean ridges, island arcs, mantle plumes ex: Hawaiian Emperor Seamount chain
Trench Meaning: Deepest parts of ocean floor Location: convergent plate boundaries Ex: Mariana trench
Magma Meaning: below or within earth's crust (inside) Location: inside earths crust and upper mantle. typically found subduction zones, midocean ridges, rift valleys, hotspots
Guyot meaning: a seamount with a flat top location: deep ocean basins ex: pacific ocean
continental shelf meaning: seabed around large landmass where sea relatively shallow compared to open ocean. Geologically part of continental crust location: edge of continent, extending from coastline under ocean ex: off of east coasts of north america and europe ex:
Continental rise meaning: where seafloor begins to level off towards deep ocean floor location: between continental slope and abyssal plain ex: Atlantic continental rise
abyssal plain meaning: underwater plain on deep ocean floor location: between continental rise and mid ocean ridge ex: Sohm Abyssal Plain in north atlantic
continental margin meaning: transition zone between continental and oceanic crust (consists of shelf, slope, and rise) ex: US atlantic and gulf coasts
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