What transports most of the sediment that forms the continental rise?
a. Plate tectonics
b. Turbidity currents
c. Convection
d. Active margin geological activity
ANS: B
The Turbidity currents are responsible for most of the sediment transported onto the continental rise. It
comes from the continental shelf and descends down onto the slope Information can be found in the
section Continental Margins May Be Active or Passive.
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