Active Continental Margins

question 17

Multiple Choice

Active continental margins

• A)are characterized by narrow continental shelves.
• B)are characterized by gradual continental slopes.
• C)lack accretionary prisms.
• D)are characterized by the presence of a spreading center immediately off shore.

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