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soccerdreamer_17

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List the three major provinces of the ocean floor.
 
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List the three major features of a passive continental margin. Which of these features is considered a flooded extension of the continent? Which one has the steepest slope?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Continental margins, deep-ocean basins, and the mid-ocean ridges.

Answer to Question 2

The features making up passive continental margins include the continental shelf (the flooded extension of the continent), the continental slope (has the steepest slope), and the continental rise.


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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