Extending from the base of the continental rises into the deep-ocean basins are flat depositional surfaces called:

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The flat depositional surfaces extending from the base of the continental rises into the deep-ocean basins are called abyssal plains. Continental shelves are the shallow, gently sloping areas extending from the shorelines out to the shelf-slope break. Continental slopes extend from the shelf-slope break down to the deep-ocean floor. Abyssal hills are small, rounded, and isolated elevations on the abyssal plain. Tablemounts, also known as seamounts, are isolated volcanic peaks that rise more than 1,000 meters above the seafloor. Therefore, the best choice is E, abyssal plains.

Extending from the Base of the Continental Rises into the Deep-Ocean