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kfurse

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A passive margin continental shelf has a ________ slope because ________.
 a. steep; of faulting, volcanism and tectonic deformation
 b. very gradual; it is covered with sediment from the continent
 c. flat; tectonic movements have created a flat surface
 d. steep; it is covered with sediment from the continent

Question 2

Passive margins are ________. They are called passive margins because they are associated with ________.
 a. continental margins facing the edges of diverging plates; much earthquake and volcanic activity
 b. found at plate boundaries; much earthquake and volcanic activity
 c. found at plate boundaries; almost no earthquake and volcanic activity
 d. continental margins facing the edges of diverging plates; almost no earthquake and volcanic activity


janeli

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Reply #1 on: Aug 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d


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