________ will form as sediment collects between the accretionary wedge and the volcanic arc.
A)Deep-ocean trench
B)Continental shelf
C)Back-arc basin
D)Forearc basin

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A forearc basin forms as sediment accumulates between the accretionary wedge and the volcanic arc. Deep-ocean trenches are the topographic depression at a subduction zone, continental shelf refers to the shallow, submerged portion of the continent, and back-arc basin forms due to extensional forces behind a volcanic arc.

________ Will Form as Sediment Collects Between the Accretionary Wedge