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Question
Which of the following indicates the correct sequence of the topography beneath the surface of the sea?
Options
Continental shelf-Continental slope-Sea plain-Sea trench
Continental slope-Continental shelfSea plain-Sea trench
Sea plain-Continental slopeContinental shelf-Sea trench
Continental slope-Sea plain-Continental shelf-Sea trench
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Solution
Continental shelf-Continental slope-Sea plain-Sea trench
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