Multiple Choice
The continental shelf is a ____.
A) narrow strip on the East Coast of the United States
B) steep zone dropping off to the deep seafloor like a cliff
C) featureless plain unlike the neighboring continental slope
D) gently sloping platform with a variable landscape
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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