The Continental Rise on a Passive Continental Margin Is A/an

question 16

Multiple Choice

The continental rise on a passive continental margin is a/an:

• A) apron of terrigenous sediment that was transported across the continental shelf and deposited on the deep ocean floor at the foot of the continental slope.
• B) rugged surface formed by erosion of sediment near the abyssal plain.
• C) topographic surface formed as a portion of a lithospheric plate dives into the mantle.
• D) steep surface formed by accumulation of basalt near the continental margin.

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