Answer:
Thick deposits of sediments carried off of the shelf
Explanation:
The continental rise is a thick deposit of sediments that accumulate between the continental slope and the abyssal plain
A is wrong. The area of land that drops toward the deep ocean basins is the continental slope.
B is wrong. The 75-mile shallow flat area just off coastlines is the continental shelf.
D is wrong. The surf area along coastlines is the surf zone
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KCI is not a covalent compound, it is an ionic compound.
A covalent compound is one in which each of the atoms involved contribute a specific number of electrons for sharing in order to from stable compound while an ionic compound is a compound formed when one atom donates electron to the other atom in the compound, in order to attain stability. The compounds given in options A, B and D shared electrons while in KCl, potassium donates an electron to chlorine.
Answer:
Bombardment by asteroids
Explanation:
All of the other ones explain themselves