The Transition Between the Shelf and the Deep Seafloor Is

question 16

Multiple Choice

The transition between the shelf and the deep seafloor is:

• A) the littoral zone.
• B) the continental slope and rise.
• C) the abyssal plain.
• D) the mid-ocean ridge.

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