MODULE 7 - Ocean Basins Flashcards
What structure of the ocean basin is partly shallow extension
of the continent underwater?
Continental Shelf
It starts from oceanic crust to continental crust.
continental slope
What is the deepest part of the ocean?
Trench
refers to the seafloor mountain system?
Mid-oceanic ridge
Why are undersea mountains flat?
because of erosion caused by waves
Where does upwelling process most likely occur?
Mid-oceanic ridge
What happens during embryonic stage of ocean basin?
Formation of complex system of linear rift valleys on continents
What will most likely to occur during juvenile stage of the ocean basin?
Formation of narrow seas with matching coasts
What is the ocean basin in mature stage?
Atlantic Ocean
An ocean basin formed a narrow, irregular seas with young mountains. What
stage of the Wilson cycle was exhibited?
Juvenile
How will you categorize the stages of the ocean basin that formed island arcs
and trenches around basin edge
Declining
What stage of ocean basin form a rift valley?
Embryonic
What is the best example of ocean basin in Suturing stage?
Himalayas Mountains
In what stage of ocean basin formation does divergence occur?
Juvenile and Mature
Where does upwelling process most likely occur?
Mid-oceanic ridge