What type of bathymetric feature was heavily influenced by wave action at some point in its history?
a. Abyssal hill
b. Seamount
c. Guyot
d. Trench
ANS: C
Guyots were seamounts at some point in their history. They were tall enough to breach the sea surface.
Wave action eroded their tops until they submerged again. The result is a flat-topped seamount.
Information can be found in the section The Topography of Deep-Ocean Basins Differs from That of
the Continental Margins
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