In what setting does the thickest sediment accumulate in the oceans?

A. mid-ocean ridges in any location in the ocean
B. continental shelves and slopes along passive margins
C. oceanic trenches in the middle of the ocean
D. abyssal plain in the middle of the ocean


Answer: B

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