What causes the seafloor to deepen across a typical continental slope?

A. thinning of continental crust because of normal faults and a transition from continental crust to oceanic crust
B. thinning of continental crust because of normal faults
C. deposition of sediment from turbidity currents
D. down flexing of oceanic crust because of subduction
E. a transition from continental crust to oceanic crust


Answer: A

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