What Sedimentary Process Is Mainly Responsible for the Accumulation of Up

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Multiple Choice

What sedimentary process is mainly responsible for the accumulation of up to 9 kilometres of sediment in deep ocean trenches?

• A)pelagic, biogenous ooze slowly settling from the top of the water column
• B)offshore dumping of unending bargeloads of garbage from major cities
• C)turbidity currents and submarine landslides from the continental slope and trench walls
• D)sunken or subsided coral reefs

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