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Which ocean is the largest based on total area?
Which ocean is the largest based on total area?
- Indian
- Arctic
- Atlantic
- Pacific (correct)
What characterizes the continental shelf?
What characterizes the continental shelf?
- Marked by a change in slope
- Shallowest portion of the continental margin (correct)
- Deep seafloor with accumulated sediment
- Steep slope with turbidity currents
What is the approximate location of the tropical region?
What is the approximate location of the tropical region?
- Close to the Antarctic region
- Close to the Arctic region
- Near the continental rise
- Near the equator (correct)
What contributes to the differences between active and passive continental margins?
What contributes to the differences between active and passive continental margins?
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What is the continental rise composed of in passive margins?
What is the continental rise composed of in passive margins?
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