Which one of the following statements regarding turbidity currents is true?
A) They are shaken loose by earthquakes and move from abyssal plains to the continental shelf.
B) They flow down submarine canyons to estuaries at the edge of the continental shelf.
C) The moving sediment- laden waters are less dense than the surrounding seawater.
D) They form on the continental shelf and flow down submarine canyons to deeper water.

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Turbidity currents are underwater currents that are driven by gravity and carry sediment from the continental shelf down through submarine canyons to deeper parts of the ocean basin. This process contributes to the shaping of the submarine landscape and the distribution of sediments in the deep sea.

Which One of the Following Statements Regarding Turbidity Currents Is