Geology of the Sea Floor

ACTIVEMARGIN
ALFREDWAGNER
ASTHENOSPHERE
BASALT
BIOGENOUSSEDIMENT
CONTINENTALCRUST
CONTINENTALDRIFT
CONTINENTALMARGIN
CONTINENTALSHELF
CONTINENTALSLOPE
CONVECTIONCURRENTS
CORE
CRUST
EARTHQUAKE
GEOMAGNETICANOMALIES
GONDWANA
GRANITE
ISLANDARCS
LAURASIA
LITHOGENOUSSEDIMENT
LITHOSPHERE
MANTLE
MIDOCEANRIDGES
OCEANICCRUST
PANGAEA
PANTHALASSA
PASSIVEMARGIN
PLATEBOUNDARY
PLATETECTONICS
VOLCANO

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ACTIVEMARGIN  76s
ALFREDWAGNER  1214n
ASTHENOSPHERE  420n
BASALT  219e
BIOGENOUSSEDIMENT  616n
CONTINENTALCRUST  1720n
CONTINENTALDRIFT  517n
CONTINENTALMARGIN  22s
CONTINENTALSHELF  162s
CONTINENTALSLOPE  102s
CONVECTIONCURRENTS  191s
CORE  1720e
CRUST  179n
EARTHQUAKE  818n
GEOMAGNETICANOMALIES  911s
GONDWANA  81s
GRANITE  1020e
ISLANDARCS  111e
LAURASIA  1213s
LITHOGENOUSSEDIMENT  131s
LITHOSPHERE  36s
MANTLE  115s
MIDOCEANRIDGES  115n
OCEANICCRUST  185s
PANGAEA  820w
PANTHALASSA  1514n
PASSIVEMARGIN  1419n
PLATEBOUNDARY  2017n
PLATETECTONICS  113s
VOLCANO  47n