Multiple Choice
If one were to start from the east coast of North America and descend into the Atlantic Ocean,one would travel along the
A) continental rise,then the continental shelf,then the continental slope.
B) continental rise,then the continental slope,then the continental shelf.
C) continental shelf,then the continental rise,then the continental slope.
D) continental shelf,then the continental slope,then the continental rise.
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