alleryWhich gentle zone sits between the slope and the abyssal plain?
AShelf break zone
BContinental rise
CAbyssal trench floor
DSubmarine seamount
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Continental rise
Below the slope, sediment piles up in the gentler continental rise before the deep ocean floor.
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