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neritic sedimentation rates vary depending upon the environment of deposition. rank the environments by the sedimentation rates, with the highest at the top.
instructions
quiet bays
continental shelves
large river estuaries

Explanation:

To determine the order of sedimentation rates, we analyze the environments:

1. Large river estuaries: Rivers carry a large amount of sediment, so estuaries (where rivers meet the sea) have the highest sedimentation rates due to the high sediment load from the river.
2. Quiet bays: In quiet bays, there is less water movement, allowing sediment to settle relatively quickly, but less than in estuaries (since estuaries have a continuous supply of river - borne sediment).
3. Continental shelves: Continental shelves have relatively low - energy environments compared to estuaries and quiet bays in terms of sediment supply from a single source (they are more open and have less concentrated sediment input compared to estuaries and quiet bays).

So the order from highest to lowest sedimentation rate is: Large river estuaries, Quiet bays, Continental shelves.

Answer:

1. Large river estuaries
2. Quiet bays
3. Continental shelves