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Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
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Seismic-Reflection Profiling

A geophysical method used to explore subsurface structures by sending sound waves into the ground and analyzing the reflected waves to map geological features.

Seismic-Reflection Profile

A cross section plotting data gathered from a seismic-reflection survey.

Continental Shelf

The extended perimeter of each continent, which is submerged under relatively shallow sea before dropping into the deep ocean.

Seismic Surveys

Techniques used to investigate the Earth's subsurface by generating, recording, and analyzing seismic waves.

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