Geology of the Sea Floor

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

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ACTIVEMARGIN  97e
ALFREDWAGNER  176w
ASTHENOSPHERE  152w
BIOGENOUSSEDIMENT  213e
CONTINENTALCRUST  319e
CONTINENTALDRIFT  179w
CONTINENTALMARGIN  1920w
CONTINENTALSHELF  183w
CONTINENTALSLOPE  1715w
CONVECTIONCURRENTS  210e
CORE  319n
CRUST  1419e
EARTHQUAKE  712e
GEOMAGNETICANOMALIES  105w
GONDWANA  811w
GRANITE  214e
LAURASIA  17e
LITHOGENOUSSEDIMENT  18e
LITHOSPHERE  1416w
MANTLE  112e
MIDOCEANRIDGES  164w
OCEANICCRUST  2011w
PANGAEA  2020n
PANTHALASSA  1014e
PASSIVEMARGIN  1917w
PLATEBOUNDARY  151w
PLATETECTONICS  418e
VOLCANO  120n