The shallowest portions of ocean found along the margins of continents are the ____________.
A) abyssal plains
B) continental rises
C) continental shelves
D) continental slopes
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Q5: On a bathymetric map,contour lines connect points
Q6: The oldest oceanic crust is approximately _
Q7: A guyot is a(n)_.
A)flat-topped seamount
B)large,counterclockwise ocean current
Q7: Which portion of the seafloor is most
Q7: Approximately what percentage of Earth's surface is
Q8: Compared to continental lithosphere,oceanic lithosphere is _.
A)thicker
B)thinner
C)approximately
Q9: The average depth of the abyssal plains
Q11: The form and topography (depth profile)of the
Q14: _ make up a majority of the
Q15: The major oceans,such as the Atlantic,have been
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