25. Which answer best describes the continental rise? area of land that drops toward deep ocean basins 75 mile shallow flat area
just off coastlines thick deposits of sediments carried off of the shelf the surf area along coastlines
1 answer:
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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