Early Results of the Deep Sea Drilling Program Clearly Justified

question 73

Multiple Choice

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

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

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