Sediment gravity flows can erode steep-sided valleys in the seafloor called ____.
A) guyots
B) submarine canyons
C) rift valleys
D) subduction trenches

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Sediment gravity flows, such as turbidity currents, can carve steep-sided valleys in the seafloor known as submarine canyons. Guyots are flat-topped seamounts, rift valleys form at divergent plate boundaries, and subduction trenches occur at convergent plate boundaries.

Sediment Gravity Flows Can Erode Steep-Sided Valleys in the Seafloor