What Is the Difference Between an Active Continental Margin and a Passive

What is the difference between an active continental margin and a passive continental margin?

A) An active margin receives large amounts of sediment whereas a passive margin is sediment starved.
B) A passive margin is the site of an ancient continental rift, left behind when seafloor spreading moved offshore, whereas an active margin is an active plate boundary.
C) An active margin has earthquakes whereas a passive margin has quiet erupting aka passive. volcanoes.
D) A passive margin is passively carried along by plate tectonics in a transform system, like the San Andreas whereas an active margin is a trench.

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