Early Results of the Deep Sea Drilling Project Clearly Justified

question 18

Multiple Choice

Early results of the Deep Sea Drilling Project clearly justified the conclusion that_______ .

• A)Proterozoic rocks are found only as seamounts in the deepest parts of the ocean basins
• B)the youngest sediments were deposited directly on the oldest seafloor basalts
• C)the oceans have not always contained most of Earth's water
• D)the ocean basins are relatively young; most ocean basin rocks and sediments are Cretaceous or younger in age

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