Question

exam lesson name: introduction to oceanography
exam number: 700793rr
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question 3 of 20 :
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1. in what region of the ocean would you expect to find submarine canyons?

a. continental shelf
b. continental rise
c. submarine trench
d. abyssal plain

Explanation:

Submarine canyons are typically found along the continental shelf (extending from the continental shelf down the continental slope). The continental shelf is the shallow, submerged border of a continent. Continental rise is a sediment - filled region at the base of the continental slope, submarine trenches are deep, narrow depressions in the ocean floor (usually associated with subduction zones), and abyssal plains are flat, deep - ocean areas. So the region where submarine canyons are expected to be found is the continental shelf.

Answer:

A. Continental shelf