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    Where Does Most of the Material on the Continental Shelf
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Where Does Most of the Material on the Continental Shelf

Question 12

Question 12

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Where does most of the material on the continental shelf come from?


A) Erosion from the adjacent continent
B) Sediments transported from rivers
C) Accumulations behind natural dams
D) New crust formation

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