Initial Publication Date: May 14, 2020

Continental Rifting, New Oceans, and Passive Continental Margins for Beginners

Source/Author: Siloa Willis and Robert J Stern, UTD Geoscience Studio
Subject: Continental Rifting
Description: This video presents some basic information about how rifts form, how they sometimes evolve to become new oceans, and how passive continental margins form as a consequence.It has been adapted from a previous video entitled "Continental Rifting, New Oceans, and Passive Continental Margins: Plate Tectonics Basics 2", which was intended for an upper division geoscience audience. This video was made for a lower division geoscience and is intended to amplify undergraduate education of plate tectonic processes.
Duration: 0:07:08
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URL: https://youtu.be/HQqrfIVkctM

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