Match the seafloor terms to their correct definitions

A) Flat seafloor in the deep ocean
B) Wedge of sediments deposited by turbidity currents that formed at the base of the slope
C) Narrow creases in the seafloor that result from subduction
D) Gently sloping, submerged extension of the continent
E) A steep incline that marks the boundary between the continental crust and the oceanic crust

1) Continental shelf
2) Abyssal plain
3) Submarine trench
4) Continental rise
5) Continental slope


Answers: 1) D 2) A 3) C 4) B 5) E

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