1. Geology of the Ocean By Katie Wallace & Sarah Turcotte

2. geological oceanography The study of the ocean floor is known as geological oceanography.

3. The theory of continental drift and the movement of the tectonic plates are also very important in geological oceanography. “Seafloor spreading is the theory that explains how the floors of oceans had split apart and rocks on either side of the ridges are moving away from each other”

4. Continental Shelf

5. Passiv e VS. Active? Passiv e VS. Active?

6. Continental Shelf and Beyond

7. Mid-Oceanic Ridge

8. Deep Sea Trenches Location of the Mariana Trench Mariana Trench Location of the Mariana Trench

9. Continental drift and plate tectonics go together. Plate tectonics explains how Pangaea became all the continents we know today. Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

10. There are four main points to plate tectonics :

11. Here is a short video from YouTube illustrating the movement of the tectonic plates and the formation of all the continents over millions of years, Movement of the Plates

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