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Chloeellawright

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Match the seafloor terms to their correct definitions.
 
  A) Flat seafloor in the deep ocean
  B) Wedge of sediments deposited by turbidity currents that formed at the base of the slope
  C) Narrow creases in the seafloor that result from subduction
  D) Gently sloping, submerged extension of the continent
  E) A steep incline that marks the boundary between the continental crust and the oceanic crust
 
  1) Continental shelf
  2) Abyssal plain
  3) Submarine trench
  4) Continental rise
  5) Continental slope

Question 2

Most mountain ranges are the result of ________ stress.
 
  A) Compressional
  B) Tensional
  C) Shear



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Answer to Question 1

Answers: 1) D 2) A 3) C 4) B 5) E

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A




Chloeellawright

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Reply 2 on: Jul 15, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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