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melly21297

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on: Jul 16, 2018
Submarine canyons found cutting into the continental shelf and slope are believed to have been created ________.
 
  A) by subduction
  B) by icebergs
  C) by rivers during the ice age
  D) by tectonic rifting

Question 2

Which part of a passive continental margin is built up by repeated deposition from turbidity currents?
 
  A) Abyssal plain
  B) Continental shelf
  C) Continental slope
  D) Continental rise


allisonblackmore

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


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