Ocean Floor Profile Explorer

Ocean Floor Profile Explorer Ocean Floor Profile Explorer Margin Type Passive Active Explore Depth (X-Axis) Move the slider to explore the transition from continent to deep ocean. Ocean Floor Profile Explorer lets you explore this hands-on instead of only reading about it.

Explores the features of the ocean floor and the dynamic processes occurring at the interface of land and sea. It focuses on Continental Margins, Abyssal Plains, Coastal Erosion, Tides and Waves, Sea Level Change from the “Geology of the Oceans and Shorelines” section.

The “Margin Type”, “Explore Depth (X-Axis)” sliders change the key inputs; the “Passive”, “Active” buttons run actions or reset the demo. Every change updates the visualization in real time, so you can see exactly how each variable affects the outcome.

Geology is the scientific study of the solid Earth, its composition, and the dynamic processes that shape it over time. This course provides a comprehensive exploration of Earth's materials, from the microscopic structu… This demo is the interactive piece for the “Geology of the Oceans and Shorelines” section. Open the full Geology course wiki at https://www.getlykke.com/explore/public/geology-6ae93dc4-518d-4048-acd3-523e6d6aff20 for notes, flashcards, quizzes and the other demos.

You'll build intuition for Continental Margins, Abyssal Plains, Coastal Erosion, Tides and Waves, Sea Level Change — and, crucially, see how they behave when you change the inputs, which is hard to get from a textbook or lecture on Geology alone.