A sediment deposit close to the continental rise having a coarse material overlaid by successively finer materials of nonmarine origin is called a ________.
A. rafted deposit
B. hydrogenic deposit
C. turbidite
D. well-sorted deposit
E. pelagic deposit
Answer: C
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