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Submarine Canyons Were Most Likely Formed by

Question 21

Question 21

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Submarine canyons were most likely formed by


A) deposition of terrestrial sediment.
B) earthquake activity.
C) erosion by major rivers in the past.
D) erosion by turbidity currents.
E) scouring by glacier during the last ice age.

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