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Earth Science 23.2
The Continental Margin
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12th Grade
01/24/2012

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Term
continental margin
Definition
The underwater part of the continental crust.
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subduct
Definition
slide beneath
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transform fault boundary
Definition
A type of active margin where two plates are sliding past one another.
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Peru-Chile Trench
Definition
Where the Nazca Plate is being subducted beneath the South American Plate.
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Hudson Canyon
Definition
A submarine canyon that extends more than 400 kilometers out to sea, from the mouth of New York's Hudson River out along the continental rise, where it reaches a depth of more than two kilometers.
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abyssal fan
Definition
deep-sea fan
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continental shelf
Definition
The flat or gently sloping submerged part of the continent; extends from the shoreline out to the continental slope.
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continental slope
Definition
The steep boundary between the continental shelf and the continental rise.
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continental rise
Definition
A gently rolling undersea slope between a continental slope and an abyssal plain.
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active continental margin
Definition
A continental margin at which an oceanic plate is subducting under a continental plate, characterized by the presence of a narrow continental shelf and a deep-sea trench.
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passive continental margin
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A continental margin that does not occur along a plate boundary.
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submarine canyon
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An undersea gully that cuts through the continental shelf and continental slope.
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turbidity current
Definition
An undersea landslide of mud and sand, triggered by earthquakes or by gravity, that speeds down the continental slope carving out channels.
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