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–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”> Oceans tides An ocean tide refers to the cyclic rise and fall of seawater. Tides are caused by slight variations in gravitational attraction between the Earth and the moon and the Sun in geometric relationship with locations on the Earth's surface. Tides are periodic primarily because … Read more
Endogenic Processes Endogenic processes are processes that occur within the Earth’s crust. They are responsible for the formation of mountains, VolcanoesVolcanoes, and earthquakes. The following are some of the subtopics of endogenic processes: Convection currents Subduction Orogeny Volcanism: Earthquakes Plate tectonics: The theory that the Earth’s surface is made up of a number of plates … Read more
The ocean floor is the bottom of the ocean. It is made up of many different features, including: Abyssal plains Mid-ocean ridges Trenches: Seamounts: Atolls: Guyots: Submarine canyons: Hydrothermal vents: Cold seeps: Mud VolcanoesVolcanoes: Dead zones: Abyssal plains: These are the flattest parts of the ocean floor. They are found at depths of 3,000 … Read more
Here is a list of subtopics without any description for Oceanic Mountains: Abyssal hills Abyssal plain Abyssal plateau Guyot Mid-ocean ridge Oceanic plateau Seamount Submarine volcano Trench Oceanic mountains are large features on the ocean floor that rise above the abyssal plain. They can be found in all of the world’s oceans, and they are … Read more