Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Thick sediment accumulations occur on the continental shelves and rises, especially near the mouths of major rivers BECAUSE these locations are close to major sources of lithogenous

sediment. 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.


A

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