What region of a continental margin blends into the deep-ocean basin?
a. Continental slope
b. Continental shelf
c. Continental basin
d. Continental rise
e. Continental plain
d
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A) stay near the sun. B) are destroyed in Earth's atmosphere. C) would be produced on Earth anyway. D) quickly break down when they strike the Earth's soil.
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A) Refractions B) Rip currents C) Eddies D) Longshore currents
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)