The chaotic accumulation of deformed sediments and tectonic slices of oceanic crust plastered onto the edge of a continent is called ________.

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An accretionary wedge is a chaotic accumulation of deformed sediments and tectonic slices of oceanic crust plastered onto the edge of a continent. Option B is incorrect as an agglutinated foram is a type of single-celled organism commonly found in marine sediments. Option C is incorrect as a deep sea fan is a cone-shaped deposit of sediment that accumulates at the base of the continental slope, often formed by turbidity currents. Option D is incorrect as a guyot is a seamount with a flat top, often the result of erosion by waves when the seamount was once above sea level.

The Chaotic Accumulation of Deformed Sediments and Tectonic Slices of Oceanic