Multiple Choice
Early results of the Deep Sea Drilling Project clearly justified the conclusion that ________.
A) the oceans have not always contained most of Earth's water
B) the ocean basins are geologically young (<Cretaceous) and become younger towards the ridge
C) Proterozoic rocks are found only as seamounts in the deepest parts of the ocean basins
D) the youngest sediments were deposited directly on the oldest seafloor basalts
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