You have been given the extraordinary opportunity to take Alvin (a submersible) down into the Atlantic Ocean to examine how the seafloor sediments have changed throughout geologic history.Which of the following locations would yield the most information?
A) down along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
B) any spot in the abyssal plain
C) just off the coast of Iceland
D) just off the coast of North America
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