Download a chart to use in class and an activity for practicing with these concepts: Tectonic Basins chart and activity Here is a diagram to help you understand ... The now fully-developed mid ocean ...

Mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORBs), located far from subduction zones, are typically thought to be unaffected by subduction ...

As it cools down, the lava creates a long line of mountains under the ocean called the Mid-ocean Ridge - the longest mountain range on Earth. The longest mountain range on land is the Andes in ...