Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Continental slopes around the margin of the Pacific Ocean are greater than the global average slope BECAUSE the Pacific Ocean is the world's largest ocean, covering more than half of
the ocean surface area on Earth. A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
B
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