Question

Which process(es) cause(s) thick sediment layers to accumulate along the boundaries of continents and oceanic plates? A. Glaciation B. Marine transgressions C. Subduction D. Marine regressions

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Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:Continental drift and sea-floor spreading became widely accepted around 1965 as more and more geologists started thinking in these terms. By the end of 1967, Earth’s surface had been mapped into a series of plates (Figure 10.16). The major plates are Eurasia, Pacific, India, Australia, North America, South America, Africa, and Antarctic. There are also numerous small plates (e.g., Juan de Fuca, Nazca, Scotia, Philippine, Caribbean), and many very small plates or sub-plates. For example the Juan de Fuca Plate is actually three separate plates (Gorda, Juan de Fuca, and Explorer) that all move in the same general direction but at slightly different rates.

Answer 2

ANSWER:

Subduction is the process that causes 'thick sediment layers' to accumulate along boundaries of the continents and oceanic plates.  

EXPLANATION:

Subduction is basically a geological process which takes place on boundaries of the tectonic plates. This process causes one plate to move under another one and sink into the mantle causing the accumulation of sediment layers on the boundaries of the plates. The areas where this process takes place are called as subduction zone.