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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Continental Margins

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the differences between active and passive continental margins.
Handout
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Monterey Submarine Canyon, California Moored Array Data Report [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This advanced site discusses some of the research done and research techniques used in studies of the Monterey Canyon. Great graphics showing the position of the canyon relative to other features of the continental margin. Also...
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Continental Shelf O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Turn over this interactive card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and similar bite-size pieces of information to help you understand the continental shelf.
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US Navy

Office of Naval Reasearch: Ocean Floor

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site that provides information on the characteristics of the ocean floor, continental margin and rise, deep ocean basin, and the mid-ocean ridge. A quick quiz follows at the end of this site.
Website
NOAA

Noaa: Expedition to the Deep Slope

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides articles and information about an expedition to the Deep Slope in the Gulf of Mexico.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Deposition by Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes terrain features formed by ocean waves.
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Elevations of the Asian Continent, 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
An orographic map of Asia from 1912 showing average elevations and land features of the region. The map uses color-contouring to show land elevations from depressions below sea level to above 12,000 feet. Offshore fathom contour lines...