CONTINENTAL MARGINS
Part of the ocean next to a continent.
What is basins?
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At places on the ___ where tectonic plates pull apart.
What is seafloor
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Earth's ocean has a average depth.
What is 4,000 meters?
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Use submersibles and other technology to explore the ocean floor.
What is scientists?
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The seafloor contains.
What is valuable resources?
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Extends from a continents shoreline to deep ocean.
What is CONTINENTAL margin?
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Are called mid-ocean ridges.
What is underwater mountains?
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Collides with the ocean continental plate when a deep canyon, or trench forms.
What is oceanic tectonic plate?
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Under water vessel which can withstand extreme pressure at great depths
What is submersibles?
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Categories of seafloor resources.
What is energy resources and minerals?
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The shallow part of a continent nearest to the shore.
What is continental shelf?
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Mid-ocean ridges form a.
What is continuous mountain range?
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Forms along the edge of abyssal plain.
What is deep canyon?
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Set a deep-ocean record by diving to the bottom of the Mariana trench.
What is DSV Alvin?
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Oil, natural gas, and methane hydrates are.
What is beneath the ocean floor?
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Steep slope that extends from the continental slope.
What is continental slope?
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Continuous mountains measures more than.
What is 65,000 km?
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Deepest parts of the ocean.
What is trenches?
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Unmanned submersibles can be.
What is controlled from a control center?
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Most mineral deposits, such as.
What is the manganese nodules?
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At the base of the slope.
What is continental rise?
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Plates slowly move apart at mid ocean ridges.
What is lava erupts and cools making a new seafloor?
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Western Pacific Ocean, is more than 11,000 meters deep.
What is the Mariana trench?
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Operators can see video images sent back from the.
What is ROV'S.?
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Some minerals, including.
What is gold and zinc?
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