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Does the continental slope drops downward dramatically and is it considered a boundary line?
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Which of earth layers are the thickest?
As measured by its thickness from upper boundary to lower boundary in a downward direction, the mantle is the thickest layer of the Earth.
What geologic features might form in the surface if one plate goes upward and the other is downward?
Volcanoes are common on this type of plate boundary
What are plates moving away from one Another?
When plates move towards each other it is called a convergent boundary. The two types of plates converging depends on what happens. When it is oceanic/oceanic, both plates subduct (go downward), leading to the creating of trenches found at the depths of the ocean. When an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate, the more dense oceanic plate subducts under the continental plate, again creating trenches, and also leading to the destruction of the ocean floor. When continental plates converge, they tend to smash up and rise, creating mountains. When plates move apart, it is called a divergent boundary. When oceanic plates move apart, magma rises, cools, and solidifies to create new ocean floor. This, along with continental/oceanic convergence, accounts for seafloor spreading. When two continental plates diverge, the area left between them slowly turns into an ocean. For an example of this type of ocean, look at the Red Sea.
Areas of the crust which are no longer covered with continental glaciers are probably still experiencing what?
They are experiencing isostatic rebound, a rise in elevation due to the release of downward pressure from the exited ice.
When one oceanic plate and a continental plate collide?
The oceanic plate is made of denser (and thinner) rock than the continental crust, so the oceanic plate gets subducted (pushed underneath) where it descends and gets melted by geothermal heat.
The continental slope drops downward dramatically and is considered a boundary line true or false?
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Does the continental slope drop downward and is considered a boundary line?
Yes, the continental slope drops downward to the edge of the continent at which point it plummets down for the depth of the continental plate. It depends upon whom you speak with, but a nation's boundary is generally considered 200 miles beyond that.
What type of plate boundary is caused by a downward convection current in the mantel?
A destructive plate boundary.
Which of earth layers are the thickest?
As measured by its thickness from upper boundary to lower boundary in a downward direction, the mantle is the thickest layer of the Earth.
Downward velocity is considered a negative. true or false?
Downward velocity is considered a negative. This is a true statement.
What is the Part of the earth or continent that drips gently downward under water?
The part of a continent that dips gently downward and is underwater is called the continental shelf. When a continent drops steeply in to the ocean it is called a continental slope.
What is the place where the ocean floor suddenly plunges downward called?
CONTINENTAL SLOPE
The place where the ocoan floor suddenly plunges downward is called?
continental shelf
The place where the ocean Floor suddenly plunges downward is called the?
continental slope
1the place where the ocean floord suddenly plunges downward is calle?
The continental shelf
The place where the ocean floor suddenly plunges downward is called the A. continental shelf. B. continental slope. C. abyssal plain. D. abyssal hill.?
The answer is: B. Continental slope.
List three differences between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain?
The continental shelf is an extension of the cotton, only beneath water. The continental slope begins beyond the shelf and slopes downward.
