Question

Sort the following features based on whether they correspond to active margins, passive margins, or both.

Answer 1

Answer:

Active Margin: Mid-ocean ridge, accretionary prism, submarine lava eruptions, trench, formation of igneous rock

passive margin: broad continental shelf, gentle continental shelf, few or no earthquakes, continental rise

both: can be adjacent to think continental crust, underlain by oceanic crust, formation of sedimentary rock

Explanation:

Because those are the actual correct answers.

Answer 2

Answer:

active margins :- g. mid-ocean ridge, a. formation of igneous rock, b. submarine lava eruptions,

passive margins:- d. gentle continental slope, f. few or no earthquakes, h. continental rise, k. broad continental shelf, l. can be adjacent to thick continental crust, j. formation of sedimentary rock

both:- e. accretionary prism, c. trench etc.

Explanation:

• An active margin is found at the leading edges of the continents where it collided with the oceanic plate. It is commonly the site of tectonic activity. Earthquakes volcanoes and the mountain building and the formation of new igneous rocks.

• While the passive margins include the continental rise abyssal plains and few or nor earthquake. formation of sedimentary rocks. Broad shelves and thick crust.