What Was the Primary Way Sediment Was Transported to North

question 49

Multiple Choice

What was the primary way sediment was transported to North America (east coast) continental margin during the last ice age?

• A) Rivers carry the sediment right to the shelf edge.
• B) Strong currents carry the sediment to the contential shelf edge.
• C) Wind blows sediment from the continent to the shelf edge
• D) Glaciers

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