Which numbered site is likely to have a thin sequence of sediments over crystalline rocks of the basement?





A) 1, the continental shield

B) 2, the continental platform

C) 3, a basin in the continent

D) 4, a continental shelf

E) 5, a deep sediment-filled basin next to the continent


B) 2, the continental platform

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