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Which term is described as a flat expanse of ocean floor

A) Guyots

B) abyssal plains

C) continental shelf

D) deep- sea trenches

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Abyssal plains

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Answer: The answer is B: abyssal plains

Abyssal plain is the term that is used described as a flat expanse of ocean floor.

Explanation: Abyssal plains refer to featureless areas on earth which are flattest, huge and sediment-covered area of the deep ocean floor. Abyssal plain are found at depths between 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) and 6,000 metres (20,000 ft). Abyssal plains cover more than 50% of the earth surface.

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