Which of the following is a term used to describe the deep and flat portions of the ocean on either side of a mid-ocean ridge? A

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Andrei [34K]

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Which of the following is a term used to describe the deep and flat portions of the ocean on either side of a mid-ocean ridge? A

. abyssal plain B. guyot C. seamount D. trench

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Black_prince [1.1K] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-17T14:16:00+03:00

Seamount and guyot are types of mountain - so we can reject those options, since we're looking for a flat surface, not a mountain.

A trench is a narrow ditch, or depression so also it's not a plain

The correct answer is abyssal plain - it's a plain typically next to a continental rise (leading to the continent) and a mid-ocean ridge.