A(n)________ Forms When Sediments from the Ocean Floor and Pieces

question 68

Multiple Choice

A(n) ________ forms when sediments from the ocean floor and pieces of oceanic crust are scraped from a subducting oceanic plate and adhere to an overriding tectonic plate.

• A)accretionary wedge
• B)deep-sea fan
• C)active tectonic margin
• D)submarine canyon

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