1. Which of the following features is commonly associated with passive continent

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1. Which of the following features is commonly associated with passive continental margins?

a. Abyssal plain

b. convergent plate boundary

c. wide continental shelf

d. abundant seismic activity

e. accretionary prism

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the major movements of ocean water?

a. Coriolis effect

b. Waves

c. Tides

d. Currents

e. Gyres

3. Large scale ocean water movement driven by differences in temperature and salinity is called ___________ circulation.

a. Gyre

b. Coriolis effect

c. Upwelling

d. Gulf Stream

e. Thermohaline

4. Sea level changes can be caused by which of the following processes?

a. plate tectonic activity

b. groundwater pumping

c. glacier melting

d. climate change

e. all of the above

Ans 1) option C- wide continental shelf.

passsive margins consists of both onshore coastal plain and offshore continental shelf-slope-rise triads.

**if more than one option can be selected then select option A also i.e. Abyssal Plain, because it is also a common morphological feature.

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