Passive margins are usually produced over geologic time by which of the following?

A) Continental rifting and continued sea floor spreading
B) Hot spot volcanism forming a chain of islands and seamounts
C) Subduction of oceanic crust and submarine volcanic activity
D) The closing of an ancient sea to form a salt rich lake
E) Transform faulting along a continental margin or a mid-ocean ridge


A

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