Most of the Ocean Floor Is Made Up of

question 58

Multiple Choice

Most of the ocean floor is made up of

• A) deep-ocean trenches (8 to 11 km below sea level).
• B) abyssal plains (4 to 5 km below sea level).
• C) mid-ocean ridges (less than 2.5 km below sea level).
• D) Elevations of the sea floor are nearly uniformly distributed from sea level to 11 km depth.

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