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oliviahorn72

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What is the most likely source of sediment collected from an abyssal plain?
  a. Biological activity in ocean
  b. Terrestrial
  c. Magma
  d. Mineral deposits at vents
  e. Spreading centers



Question 2

_____ lie between the continental margins and the oceanic ridges.
  a. Spreading centers
  b. Shelves
  c. Slopes
  d. Abyssal plains
  e. Rises




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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d



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