Rifting within continental crust is an important element in the initial development of an ocean.
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Q6: Submarine canyons are eroded by turbidity currents.
Q7: An active continental margin forms adjacent a
Q8: Relative to an active margin, the continental
Q9: Relative to an active margin, the continental
Q10: Abyssal plains tend to be most common
Q12: Oceanic ridges are fractured because cold water
Q13: Oceanic crust in trenches is cooler and
Q14: Earthquakes are deepest along oceanic trenches.
Q15: Oceanic ridges are composed of a complex
Q16: Organisms living near submarine hydrothermal events thrive
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