ocean ridge; submarine ridge
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
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ocean ridge; submarine ridge
formalA technical term in geology and oceanography, often referring to mid-ocean ridges. It describes a continuous chain of mountains on the ocean floor.
Dà大
xī西
yáng洋
zhōng中
jǐ脊
shì是
shì世
jiè界
shàng上
zuì最
zhòng重
yào要
de的
hǎi海
lǐng岭
zhī之
yī一
。
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is one of the world's most important ocean ridges.
Kē科
xué学
jiā家
men们
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
zhè这
ge个
hǎi海
lǐng岭
de的
xíng形
chéng成
yuán原
yīn因
。
Scientists are studying the formation causes of this submarine ridge.
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Bǎn板
kuài块
yùn运
dòng动
dǎo导
zhì致
xīn新
de的
dì地
qiào壳
wù物
zhì质
zài在
hǎi海
lǐng岭
chù处
bù不
duàn断
yǒng涌
chū出
。
Plate tectonics causes new crustal material to continuously emerge at the ocean ridge.