The Correct Order of Marine Provinces from the Coast to the Mid-Ocean

question 39

Multiple Choice

The correct order of marine provinces from the coast to the mid-ocean ridge is:

• A) abyssal plain, rise, slope, shelf.
• B) abyssal plain, shelf, slope, rise.
• C) rise, abyssal plain, slope, shelf.
• D) shelf, slope, rise, abyssal plain.
• E) slope, rise, shelf, abyssal plain.

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