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PASSIVE MARGIN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plate Tectonics
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- passive margin
1, record 1, English, passive%20margin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- passive continental margin 2, record 1, English, passive%20continental%20margin
correct
- Atlantic-type margin 3, record 1, English, Atlantic%2Dtype%20margin
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A continental margin formed during initial rifting apart of continents to form an ocean. 4, record 1, English, - passive%20margin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The margins of [the ocean] basins are described as passive continental margins because they have not been subjected to strong tectonic and volcanic activity during the last 50 million years. This is because the continental and oceanic lithosphere that join at a passive continental margin are part of the same lithospheric plate and move together, away from the axial rift. 5, record 1, English, - passive%20margin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A passive continental margin includes a continental shelf, slope and rise, and lacks earthquakes, volcanoes and young mountain belts. 6, record 1, English, - passive%20margin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
passive margin: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 1, English, - passive%20margin
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Atlantic type margin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique des plaques
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- marge passive
1, record 1, French, marge%20passive
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- marge continentale passive 2, record 1, French, marge%20continentale%20passive
correct, feminine noun
- marge stable 3, record 1, French, marge%20stable
correct, feminine noun
- marge de type atlantique 4, record 1, French, marge%20de%20type%20atlantique
feminine noun
- marge continentale stable 5, record 1, French, marge%20continentale%20stable
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Marge continentale formée pendant le rifting initial d'un continent pour former un océan. 6, record 1, French, - marge%20passive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les marges continentales passives sont constituées de trois parties : le plateau continental (ou plate-forme continentale), le talus continental et le glacis continental. 7, record 1, French, - marge%20passive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les marges continentales passives sont caractéristiques de la transition stable d’un continent à un océan, c’est-à-dire qu’elles ne subissent ni sismicité, ni volcanisme. 7, record 1, French, - marge%20passive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
marge continentale passive : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 8, record 1, French, - marge%20passive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica de placas
- Vulcanología y sismología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- margen pasiva
1, record 1, Spanish, margen%20pasiva
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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