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Active continental margins are characterized by which of the following?

A) No sediment accumulation
B) Shallow coastal waters
C) Deep-sea trenches
D) Sparse earthquake activity
E) Broad continental shelves

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Answer:

C) Deep-sea trenches

There are two types of the Continental plate margins as the active and the passive and the active margins are those associated lithosphere plate boundaries and these are a transform margins and high tectonic activity zones that include the volcanoes and the earthquakes.

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Answer:

C) Deep-sea trenches

Step-by-step explanation:

  • There are two types of the Continental plate margins as the active and the passive and the active margins are those associated lithosphere plate boundaries and these are a transform margins and high tectonic activity zones that include the volcanoes and the earthquakes.
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