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CHegg Study TEXTBOOK SOLUTIONS EXPERT OBA Sort the f to formation of igneous rock submarine lava eruptions trench gentle continental slope accretionary prism few or no earthquakes continental rise underlain by oceanic crust formation of sedimentary rock broad continental shelf t to thick continental crust Expert Answer Was this answer helpful? |) this ? 2 483 answers margins are those margins where two plates(both continental and oceanic) collide with each other Tectonic activities takes place in this margin. 0 Type here to search

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To segregate the features given in the list, let us first get the definitions for active and passive margin correct.

Active margins are boundaries of tectonic plates that are undergoing and causing geological activity and form the features that result from such activities. There are general three types of tectonic boundaries:

Passive margins are margins that are formed from the process of sedimentation, erosion etc. which may or may not occur in the presence of the tectonic activity but is not causing any activity themselves. Based on this information, find the table below for the answer

Active margin

Passive margin

Formation of Igneous Rocks

Gentle continental slope

Submarine lava eruptions

Accretionary prism

Trench

Few or no Earthquakes

Accretionary prism

Continental Rise

Few or no earthquakes

Underlain by Oceanic crust

Mid-oceanic ridge

Formation of sedimentary rock

Underlain by Oceanic crust

Broad continental shelf

Can be adjacent to thick continent crust

Can be adjacent to thick continent crust

Active margin

Passive margin

Formation of Igneous Rocks

Gentle continental slope

Submarine lava eruptions

Accretionary prism

Trench

Few or no Earthquakes

Accretionary prism

Continental Rise

Few or no earthquakes

Underlain by Oceanic crust

Mid-oceanic ridge

Formation of sedimentary rock

Underlain by Oceanic crust

Broad continental shelf

Can be adjacent to thick continent crust

Can be adjacent to thick continent crust

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