What Is the Difference Between an Active Continental Margin and a Passive

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Multiple Choice

What is the difference between an active continental margin and a passive continental margin?

• A) An active margin receives large amounts of sediment whereas a passive margin is sediment starved.
• B) A passive margin is the site of an ancient continental rift, left behind when seafloor spreading moved offshore, whereas an active margin is an active plate boundary.
• C) An active margin has earthquakes whereas a passive margin has quiet erupting aka passive. volcanoes.
• D) A passive margin is passively carried along by plate tectonics in a transform system, like the San Andreas whereas an active margin is a trench.